Bennett's Woodpecker vs Black-headed Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii comparé à Picus erythropygius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bennett's Woodpecker Black-headed Woodpecker
Nom scientifique Campethera bennettii Picus erythropygius
Ordre Piciformes Piciformes
Famille Picidae Picidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 31,4 cm (12.4 in)
Poids 72,5 g (2.56 oz) 117,5 g (4.14 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-5 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Bennett's Woodpecker only

Aucun(e)

Black-headed Woodpecker only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Bennett's Woodpecker

Least Concern

Black-headed Woodpecker

About These Birds

Bennett's Woodpecker

Bennett's Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of dry open woodland, bush, and savanna in eastern and southern Africa. Males have a red cap and malar stripe, while both sexes show heavily spotted and barred brown-and-white plumage. It forages on tree trunks and on the ground for ants and other insects.

Black-headed Woodpecker

The Black-headed Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker with a distinctive glossy black head and neck, green back and wings, and a contrasting red rump. It inhabits open woodland, deciduous forest, and forest edges from Myanmar through Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It forages on tree trunks and branches for wood-boring beetles, ants, and other insects, excavating with its strong bill.

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