There are more than 180 species of woodpeckers worldwide. It lives in a range of habitats, including forests, woodlands and even urban settings.
It gets its name from how it forages for food – It taps on tree trunks to catch insect prey living in cracks in the bark.
It has a tough, pointed beak which it uses to chip barks on trees, and find insects. Did you know some of them tap on trunks around 8,000 to 12,000 times per day?
Some of them drum on trees to communicate to their folks and to engage in courtship.
The most common plumage colors for all woodpeckers are black, white, red and yellow. A few species also have orange, green, brown, maroon and gold in their coloration. Brighter colors are usually flashy patches, typically on the head, neck or back where they will be easily seen.
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