Did you Know? List of Facts about Woodpeckers
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Woodpeckers, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about Woodpeckers are as follows: - Fact 1 - Definition: Woodpeckers are birds with strong claws, short legs and very pointed nails and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
- Fact 2 - Woodpeckers are able to drill holes in the bark and wood of trees in search of insects
- Fact 3 - There are over 180 species of Woodpeckers
- Fact 4 - A few species of Woodpeckers feed partly upon the sap of trees and others spend a portion of their time on the ground in search of Ants and other insects
- Fact 5 - The most common European species of Woodpeckers are the greater spotted, the lesser spotted and the green woodpecker, or yaffle
- Fact 6 - The most common American species of Woodpeckers are the pileated woodpecker, the red-headed woodpecker, the hairy woodpecker, the downy woodpecker, the three-toed, woodpecker and the golden-winged woodpecker
- Fact 7 - Woodpeckers have very long tongues which they use to capture their prey
- Fact 8 - Pileated Woodpecker stats and facts
- Weight: 250-350 grams
- Wingspan: 66-75 cm (26-30 in)
- Length: 40-49 cm (16-19 in)
- Habitat: Forests and woodlands
- Lifespan: 10-15 years
- Diet: Woodpeckers are omnivores eating mainly insects, nuts, fruit, seeds leaves, plants, grass and ferns
- Fact 9 - The Pileated Woodpecker is the largest in North America
- Fact 10 - Woodpeckers can walk vertically up a tree trunk
- Fact 11 - The Woodpecker has a ‘shock-absorber’ head
- Fact 12 - Woodpeckers mate for life
- Fact 13 - Woodpeckers have predominantly white, black and brown, green and red plumage
- Fact 14 - The smallest woodpecker in North America is the downy woodpecker, which is only 6 or 7 inches in length
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a pppp
- Fact 16 - Woodpeckers tap an estimated 8,000-12,000 times per day!
- Fact 17 - Conservation Status - for more info click Endangered Species:
- The The Fernandina's, Arabian, Sulu, Helmeted, and Red-cockaded woodpeckers are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as 'vulnerable'
- Vulnerable - VU (Status: Threatened) - At risk because of their natural declining numbers are facing high-risk in their natural surroundings
- The Imperial, Ivory-Billed, Kaempfer's, Okinawa woodpeckers are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as 'critically endangered'
- Critically Endangered - CR (Status: Threatened) - Face an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future
Facts about Woodpeckers - Scientific Names / Classification
Scientific Names / Classification of Woodpeckers - The scientists who study animals (zoology) are called zoologists. Each animal that is studied is classified, that is, split into descriptive groups starting with main groups (vertebrates and invertebrates) the Families of animals are also included and the families are then split into species. These various scientific facts about Woodpeckers are as follows: - Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Subfamily: Picinae
Facts about Woodpeckers
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