Let’s dive into why woodpeckers peck and what makes them so uniquely suited to their role in nature. Foraging for Food ...

Understanding why they hammer is the first step in knowing what to do about it. There are four reasons for woodpeckers’ hammering habits: “Drumming is a behavior woodpeckers do to attract mates and ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker recently went from near total obscurity to superstardom when birders reported a sighting of the believed-to-be-extinct species. The world's third largest woodpecker was ...

Woodpeckers make their home on almost every continent. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes — from the massive pileated woodpecker to the cute compact downy woodpecker, they’re a family ...

Ever since the acorn woodpecker was observed and described by Spanish explorers, its behavior--particularly the unique habit of caching acorns in specialized storage trees or granaries--has impressed ...

This conspicuous clown-faced woodpecker of western oak woodlands is remarkable for its social habits, living over much of its range in communal groups of up to 4 or more breeding males and as many ...

Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker Walter D. Koenig and Ronald L. Mumme Ever since the acorn woodpecker was observed and described by Spanish explorers, its ...

But this remarkable piece of behavior–it features in the final ... The Caledonian Crow uses a twig as a tool to extract grubs The woodpecker finch, a bird of the Galapagos, is another consummate ...

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The debate on whether the ivory-billed woodpecker is actually extinct may be ongoing, but a genetic engineering company is aiming to restore the fabled species to its natural habitat. In 2021 ...