Coolest Looking Woodpeckers

 Woodpeckers are found all around the world except in Australia, Madagascar, New Guinea, New Zealand, and the extreme polar areas. Famous for drumming with their beaks, they communicate and search for food this way. They usually nest in holes in trees made by them and often have problems with humans for making holes in their homes and other properties. They have an incredible tongue that wraps around their scull so that they don’t suffer concussions after striking the trees.

Cream-colored woodpecker

They live in South America, more specifically in rainforests, mangroves, deciduous woodlands, and even cacao plantations. They eat mostly insects, such as flying ants and termites, but occasionally change their diet with seeds and fruits. Right now, they are listed as Least Concerned, but due to them not migrating and their natural habitat being destroyed, their population is decreasing.

 

Northern sooty woodpecker

They are endemic to Luzon, Marinduque, Catanduanes, and the Polillo Islands in the Philippines. These woodpeckers are entirely black, but in different lighting, they may appear purple. Sadly, little is known about them, and the population is still unclear, but they are registered as Nearly Threatened because of their non-migratory nature and the rapid pace at which their population is decreasing.

 

Orange-backed woodpecker

They are found in southern Thailand, Malaya, Sarawak, and Sabah in Malaysia, Brunei, Sumatra, and Java. This medium-sized woodpecker is a forest specialist found mostly in the canopy, but sadly, that’s all the information we know about them combined with the fact that the IUCN declares this species Least Concerned.

 

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker 

It is found on the Caribbean side of Middle America (Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama). It primarily inhabits the interior and edges of humid evergreen and semi-deciduous forests, but it can also be seen in mangroves and coastal scrub in some areas. Preferring lush vegetation, they live at heights of 0–1000 m (3,300 ft.) in Mexico and 0–750 m (2,500 ft.) in Costa Rica. They feed mainly on ants and termites, but they also eat smaller amounts of other insects and fruit. They are described as Least Concerned with a population of around 50,000 adult individuals, despite this latest research showing a decrease in their population.

 

Magellanic woodpecker

The magellanic woodpecker is found in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina, making it the largest woodpecker in South America. They inhabit Nothofagus forests, where they feed mainly on wood-boring grubs and adult beetles, as well as spiders. Occasionally, other foods may supplement the diet, including sap and fruits, as well as small reptiles, bats, and the eggs and nestlings of passerines. These critters live in family groups, and breeding pairs are often aggressive and try to attack others. Currently listed as least concerned, their population is reported to be reducing.

So that was it! – Now you know all about Woodpeckers. I hope you learned a lot regarding the spectacular wildlife on our planet with The Wildlife Echo!