Woodpeckers are colorful and beautiful birds, well-known for pecking the wood of trees with their pointed beaks. ... 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.
Why it is called woodpecker?
Woodpeckers get its name from how they forage for food: they tap on tree trunks with their strong beaks and chisel holes in wood. There are around 180 species of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are part of the family Picidae and the subfamily Picinae.23 feb 2019