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Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

The Acorn Woodpecker is a colorful bird that loves to eat acorns! They are known for their funny, loud calls and their unique habit of storing acorns in holes in trees.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Acorn Woodpecker has a distinctive black back and white belly, with a white patch around each eye. Its crown is boldly red in males and juveniles, while females have a black band between a red patch and white forehead. These birds are further distinguished by a white rump visible in flight.

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Acorn Woodpecker
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Acorn Woodpecker

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single granary tree can be used for over 100 years by generations of woodpeckers!

Acorn Woodpecker eggs are laid in a shared nest cavity by multiple females!

The vibrant red on a male's cap indicates his age and social status.

Their unique, barbed tongue can extend far past their beak to snag insects.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Cooperative Caretaker

Acorn Woodpeckers can raise chicks together because multiple adults, including non-breeding helpers, share nesting duties.

Fähigkeit

Fly-catching Ace

Acorn Woodpecker can snatch insects right out of the air because their keen eyesight and agile flight make them skilled aerial hunters.

Maße und Details

Länge
21-23 cm
Flügelspannweite
42-45 cm
Gewicht
0.065-0.085 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-16 Jahre
Top Speed
45 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-7
Brutzeit
11-14 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These clever birds eat mostly acorns and other nuts, but also enjoy insects, fruits, and tree sap.

Hauptnahrung

  • acorns
  • insects
  • tree sap
  • fruits
  • nuts
  • seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

A common aerial predator of adult woodpeckers.

eaten by

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Preys on eggs and young nestlings in cavities.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Acorn Woodpecker?

21-23 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Acorn Woodpecker?

42-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Acorn Woodpecker?

0.065-0.085 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Acorn Woodpecker?

5-16 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Acorn Woodpecker?

45 km/h

Was frisst Acorn Woodpecker?

These clever birds eat mostly acorns and other nuts, but also enjoy insects, fruits, and tree sap.

Wo findet man Acorn Woodpecker normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Acorn Woodpecker?

Foraging

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