Bamboo Woodpecker vs Acorn Woodpecker

Gecinulus viridis comparé à Melanerpes formicivorus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bamboo Woodpecker Acorn Woodpecker
Nom scientifique Gecinulus viridis Melanerpes formicivorus
Ordre Piciformes Piciformes
Famille Picidae Picidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 25,5 cm (10.0 in) 28,0 cm (11.0 in)
Poids 70,5 g (2.49 oz) 78,5 g (2.77 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bamboo Woodpecker only

Aucun(e)

Acorn Woodpecker only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Bamboo Woodpecker

Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

About These Birds

Bamboo Woodpecker

The Bamboo Woodpecker is a woodpecker found in bamboo forests and forest edges across Southeast Asia, weighing about 70.5g with a wingspan of 25.5cm. As its name suggests it specializes in foraging on bamboo, excavating for insects and larvae within bamboo stems and poles. It inhabits both primary forest and secondary growth where bamboo is present.

Acorn Woodpecker

The Acorn Woodpecker is a highly social woodpecker weighing about 79g of western North American oak woodland. It stores thousands of acorns in specially drilled 'granary trees' shared by the group.

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