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Definition: Buceros pica
Woodpecker
\Wood"peck`er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to
Picus and many allied genera of the family
Picid[ae].
[1913 Webster]
Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at
the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike
bill with which they are able to drill holes in the
bark and wood of trees in search of insect larv[ae]
upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed
partly upon the sap of trees (see
Sap sucker, under
Sap), others spend a portion of their time on the
ground in search of ants and other insects.
[1913 Webster] The most common European species are the
greater spotted woodpecker (
Dendrocopus major), the
lesser spotted woodpecker (
Dendrocopus minor), and
the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see
Yaffle).
[1913 Webster] The best-known American species are the
pileated woodpecker (see under
Pileated), the
ivory-billed woodpecker (
Campephilus principalis),
which is one of the largest known species, the
red-headed woodpecker, or red-head (
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
), the red-bellied woodpecker
(
Melanerpes Carolinus) (see
Chab), the superciliary
woodpecker (
Melanerpes superciliaris), the hairy
woodpecker (
Dryobates villosus), the downy woodpecker
(
Dryobates pubescens), the three-toed, woodpecker
(
Picoides Americanus), the golden-winged woodpecker
(see
Flicker), and the sap suckers. See also
Carpintero.
[1913 Webster]
Woodpecker hornbill (Zo["o]l.), a black and white Asiatic
hornbill (
Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in
color.
[1913 Webster]