The smallest species of woodpecker is the Bar-breasted Piculet
that only grows to 8cm in height. The Gray Slaty woodpecker from
south east Asia is the largest living woodpecker in the world
with some of these woodpecker individuals growing to nearly 60
cm tall. The woodpecker has a distinctive long beak, which the
woodpecker uses to make holes in trees. The woodpecker does this
in order to dig out the grubs living under the bark. The average
woodpecker is able to peck up to 20 pecks per second! The
woodpecker is only able to peck so much and move it's head so
quickly without getting a headache due to the air pockets that
help to cushion the woodpecker's brain. Woodpeckers are
omnivorous birds and feed on a mixture of plants and animals
(mainly insects). The woodpecker eats seeds, berries, fruits,
nuts and bugs but the exact species of the woodpecker's food
depends upon the area which the woodpecker inhabits. Due to
their generally small size, woodpeckers have numerous predators
in their natural environment th