Beautiful Woodpecker vs Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes pulcher compared with Melanerpes lewis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Woodpecker	Lewis's Woodpecker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family same	Picidae	Picidae
Genus same	Melanerpes	Melanerpes
Species	Melanerpes pulcher	Melanerpes lewis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Woodpecker and Lewis's Woodpecker share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melanerpes.

Conservation Status

Beautiful Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Lewis's Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Woodpecker	Lewis's Woodpecker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Lewis's Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Beautiful Woodpecker

The Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher) is a species in the genus Melanerpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway