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title: "Interesting facts about woodpecker"  
description: "A short explanation of the woodpecker and it's amazing facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-30  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2732/interesting-facts-about-woodpecker  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Woodpecker", "bird", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Interesting facts about woodpecker

![Interesting facts about woodpecker](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/68453ba5-af35-446d-b7b1-1502ec3297ef/images/5e1046ab-840a-4f73-8340-aaa34791af04.jpeg) ![Interesting facts about woodpecker](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/68453ba5-af35-446d-b7b1-1502ec3297ef/images/57f5ebb7-809c-4f78-84e7-d70500bdb5a3.jpeg) Woodpeckers are a species of bird recognised for their ability to dig wood. ![Interesting facts about woodpecker](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/68453ba5-af35-446d-b7b1-1502ec3297ef/images/2ab1befe-001c-4de6-b622-b6ad34d191aa.jpeg) Their beaks are long, pointed, and chisel-like. ![Interesting facts about woodpecker](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/68453ba5-af35-446d-b7b1-1502ec3297ef/images/05f1d8d1-81c2-4f34-a07f-0af059ba794c.jpeg) Their tongues are large and barbed, which helps them pull insects from holes in the wood. ![Interesting facts about woodpecker](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/68453ba5-af35-446d-b7b1-1502ec3297ef/images/4da880cf-9945-4f5d-870b-8270b5b83f0f.jpeg) They feed on insects, spiders, and other small animals found in wood. Woodpeckers dig holes in trees to build their nests. ![Interesting facts about woodpecker](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/68453ba5-af35-446d-b7b1-1502ec3297ef/images/d8c7a1c7-4e08-43cc-be77-59bebf1116aa.jpeg) Woodpeckers have the ability to peck up to 20 times per second.

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