Bennett's Woodpecker

The Bennett's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Bennett's Woodpecker is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Bennett's Woodpecker (Campethera bennettii) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Campethera bennettii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

Bennett's Woodpecker, a male on the ground. Author's comment In one of the many camps of the National Park. 3.6Average: 3.6 (5 votes) Your rating: None Voting is for registered members only. Please login or create a new account. More

* Bennett's Woodpecker, a male on the ground. Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp bennettii ) Fran Trabalon 30 October 2008 4 weeks ago 3. More

Bennett's woodpecker male peering out of its nest entrance. Bennett's woodpecker, South Africa. The Bennett's woodpecker is found from Tanzania south to southern Africa, where it occurs in deciduous woodland and savanna with tall trees. It feeds mainly on ants, their their eggs and pupae, foraging for them by excavating underground ant nests, scooping them up with its sticky tongue. It uses cavities in trees as nests, making it themselves are using pre-existing holes. More

The Bennett's Woodpecker is a Southern African bird that belongs to the Picidae bird family group which includes birds such as Woodpeckers, Wrynecks. The description for the Bennett's Woodpecker (Latin name Campethera bennettii) can be found in the 7th Edition of the Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. The Campethera bennettii can be quickly identified by its unique Roberts identification number of 481 and the detailed description of this bird is on page 130. More

Or Bennett's woodpecker, as most of us would call it. Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink ) view profile kryyslee Pro User says: Thank you very much, I've updated the title :) Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink ) view profile Keith@Worldbirds. More

a picture of the Bennett's Woodpecker on page 145. The Bennett's Woodpecker belongs to the family of birds classified as Picidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Bennett's Woodpecker is also known by these other names: Speckle-throated Woodpecker. The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More