Amazing facts about Woodpecker:-
- Size of woodpecker depends on the species. Largest woodpecker (slaty woodpecker) can reach 20 inches in length. Smallest woodpeckers (the piculets) can reach 3 to 4 inches long.
- Due to their international dispersal, overall woodpecker population numbers are not known.
- Woodpeckers are usually red, white, black and yellow. Their plumage may also be a combination of orange, green, brown and golden color.
- The woodpecker has a strong, pointed beak which is used for capturing of prey that is hidden inside the trees and also for making nest.
- Woodpecker is able to strike 20 times per second with their beak. It can strike between 10,000 and 12,000 per day.
- Woodpeckers do not have vocal cords, this activity also plays important role in the communication.
- Woodpeckers are omnivores. They eat insects, eggs, seed, and nut.
- Mating Season of woodpecker Varies by species.
- Male and female woodpeckers work together to make a cavity in a tree that is used as a nest. Female lays between 2 and 5 eggs.
- Newborn woodpecker would blind and does not have any feathers.
- One brings food to the nest while the other stays with the young. The young leave the nest after 25 - 30 days.
- Woodpeckers are monogamous which mean "one pair mate for a lifetime".
- Woodpeckers have "bristle-like feathers" over their nostrils, which help to keep wood particles from being inhaled.
- Woodpeckers have zygodactyl feet. It has two sharply clawed toes pointing in each direction. This ensures a strong grip on the branches and provides stability.
- Depending on the species, woodpeckers can live in between 5 and 11 years in the wild.
- Several species of woodpeckers are extinct due to habitat loss and increased urbanization.
