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🦉 Birds

Woodpecker facts for kids

Where the woodpecker lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the woodpecker live?: Forests
🍽️ What does the woodpecker eat?: Insects hiding under bark
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?: Drums on trees with its beak
✨ Fun fact: A woodpecker can peck 20 times a second and has a special skull to protect its brain.

Ages 5 to 10 Birds

All about the woodpecker

The woodpecker is one of the birds in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in forests, and it eats insects hiding under bark. It drums on trees with its beak. This page is a good fit for ages 5 to 10 (Kindergarten to 5th Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the woodpecker one of the birds?

Yes. Birds have feathers, wings and a beak, and they hatch from eggs.

Talk about it

Have you ever seen a woodpecker? Where was it?
What would you eat if you were a woodpecker?
Can you make the woodpecker's sound or move like it?

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DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for ages 3 to 14 from ABIEdu Kids. The Animal Kingdom has 209 animals, each read aloud by Buzzby the bee, plus 510 read aloud picture books, step by step drawing guides and learning games. Start free, no card needed.