Tim Eastman

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What is a woodpecker?

• Tim Eastman
• Prepared for 4th grade science
• Bird lesson

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What is a woodpecker?

• A woodpecker is any of various usually brightly
  colored birds of the family Picidae, having
  strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for
  clinging to and climbing trees and chisellike
  bill for drilling through bark and wood.

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Size

• The largest species of the woodpecker is the
  imperial woodpecker found in Mexico, is about 22
  inches long.
• The smallest species of woodpecker is the kogera
  woodpecker found in Japan, is about 6 inches
  long.

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Lifespan

• Woodpeckers live on average from 4 to 11 years.

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Where can you find woodpeckers at?

• They can be found in wooded areas around the
  world, except in Australia.

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Habitat

• Woodpeckers live in wooded areas and forests.

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What does a woodpecker eat?

• The woodpeckers diet consist of fruit, nuts,
  acorns, and insects.

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Behavior

• The woodpecker got their name from pecking on
  trees. The peck the trees in order to find food
  and a form of communication.
• They tap an estimated 8,000 to 12,000 times per
  day.

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Pictures of woodpeckers
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Threats

• The woodpeckers suffer from loss of habitat, and
  human invasion.

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Offsprings

• When the woodpecker hatches it is blind and has
  no feathers. The baby woodpecker stays in the
  nest for 25-30 days.

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What do you need to do know

• You need to get out a piece of paper and pencil.
• You will answer 6 questions about the woodpecker.
• Circle the correct answer by choosing A, B, C,
  or D.

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Questions 1 2

• 1. The largest woodpecker is found in?
• United States
• Japan
• Mexico
• Canada

• 2. The lifespan of a woodpecker is?
• 20-30 years
• 4-11 years
• 6-17 years
• 7-14 years

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Questions 3 4

• 3. What does a woodpecker eat?
• Fruit
• Birds
• Candy
• Grass

• 4. How many times does a woodpecker tap on
  average per day?
• 4,000-12,000
• 88,000-100,000
• 8,000-12,000
• 1,000-2,000

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Questions 5 6

• 5. How long does a baby woodpecker stay in the
  nest before leaving?
• 25-30 days
• 45-50 days
• 26-31 days
• 24-29 days

• 6. The woodpecker is found all over the world
  except?
• Canada
• Mexico
• United States
• Australia

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References

• http//www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/woodpecker.ht
  ml
• http//animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/account
  s/information/Melanerpes_formicivorus.html
• http//www.montereybay.com/creagrus/woodpeckers.ht
  ml
• http//www.usefilm.com/image/262706.html
• http//www.upperdeck.com/athletes/waynegretzky/gal
  lery.aspx
• http//yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/speci
  es/2260.html

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