Beautiful Woodpecker vs Red-crowned Woodpecker

Melanerpes pulcher compared with Melanerpes rubricapillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Woodpecker	Red-crowned 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 rubricapillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Woodpecker and Red-crowned Woodpecker share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melanerpes.

Conservation Status

Beautiful Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Red-crowned Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Woodpecker	Red-crowned 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.

Red-crowned Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Red-crowned Woodpecker

Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway