Bennett's Woodpecker vs Bearded Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii comparé à Dendropicos namaquus

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Attribut Bennett's Woodpecker Bearded Woodpecker
Nom scientifique Campethera bennettii Dendropicos namaquus
Ordre Piciformes Piciformes
Famille Picidae Picidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 25,2 cm (9.9 in)
Poids 72,5 g (2.56 oz) 79,675 g (2.81 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Bennett's Woodpecker

Least Concern

Bearded 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.

Bearded Woodpecker

The Bearded Woodpecker is a large, boldly marked woodpecker of savanna woodlands and dry forests in eastern and southern Africa. It has black-and-white facial striping, a red crown in males, and a long, powerful bill adapted for excavating dead trees. It feeds on wood-boring beetle larvae, ants, and other insects found in bark and dead wood.

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