Alectryon vs Gray-crowned Woodpecker

Alectryon tropicus compared with Colaptes auricularis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Gray-crowned Woodpecker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Gray-crowned Woodpecker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Picidae
Genus	Alectryon	Colaptes
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Colaptes auricularis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-crowned Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Gray-crowned Woodpecker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gray-crowned Woodpecker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.