noun
- birds with strong bills for drilling holes in wood to find insects or make nests
Examples
- The woodpeckers drummed loudly on the old oak tree.
- We heard woodpeckers tapping in the forest early this morning.
- Red-headed woodpeckers are common in this area.
- The woodpeckers left small holes all over the tree trunk.
- Several woodpeckers visit our backyard feeder regularly.
- Woodpeckers use their strong beaks to search for insects under bark.