Brown-backed Woodpecker vs Eastern Gray-Woodpecker

Dendropicos obsoletus compared with Dendropicos spodocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Woodpecker	Eastern Gray-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	Dendropicos	Dendropicos
Species	Dendropicos obsoletus	Dendropicos spodocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-backed Woodpecker and Eastern Gray-Woodpecker share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dendropicos.

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Gray-Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Woodpecker	Eastern Gray-Woodpecker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-backed Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Eastern Gray-Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Brown-backed Woodpecker

The Brown-Backed Woodpecker (Dendropicos obsoletus) is a species in the genus Dendropicos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.