Woodpeckers are birds that feed by "pecking" or boring into wood in search of insects to eat. Woodpeckers are found around the world.
Honey-guide, or Guide Bird, a small climbing bird related to the woodpeckers. Honey-guides are named for their habit of leading ratels (honey badgers) and humans to bees' nests in trees; when the nests have been broken open, they feed on the honey and beeswax. See more »
Flicker, a large woodpecker native to North America. Unlike most other woodpeckers, flickers are often seen on the ground, where they feed on ants.
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Honey-guide, or Guide Bird, a small climbing bird related to the woodpeckers. Honey-guides are named for their habit of leading ratels (honey badgers) and humans to bees' nests in trees; when the nests have been broken open, they feed on the honey and beeswax.
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Sapsucker, a woodpecker that drinks the sap of trees. Sapsuckers also eat insects that come to feed on the sap.
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Toucan, a family of brightly colored birds found in the forests of Central and South America.
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Woodpecker, a tree-climbing, wood-boring bird. It gets its name from the way it uses its bill to dig into trees for nesting and for food.
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Wryneck, the name of a group of climbing birds, related to the woodpeckers, found in Europe and Asia.
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