About Campethera bennettii (A.Smith, 1836)
Bennett's woodpecker (Campethera bennettii (A.Smith, 1836)) is around 24 cm (9.4 in) long, and weighs between 61–84 g (2.2–3.0 oz). For adult males, the forehead, crown and nape are red; the chin and throat are white; upperparts are colored brown, yellow and white; underparts are pale yellow with dark spots on the breast and flanks. Males have red eyes, a grey beak, and bluish-green or grey-green legs. Adult females have a black forehead with white spots, and their ear coverts and throat are brown or blackish-brown. Juvenile birds have a black forehead and crown, and darker upperparts overall. The subspecies capricorni is slightly larger than the nominal form, with deeper-colored underparts that bear fewer spots. This woodpecker has a patchy distribution across Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat consists of woodlands and shrublands, including miombo, Baikiaea, Acacia and mopane woodlands.
