Information about Birds of India
Woodpecker : This species if known for their named characteristic as their behaviour of pecking wood. They peck wood for two reasons, the known one is obviously to create a cavity for nesting but they also feed on insects who live on tree barks.
They are cavity-nesting birds and have some different names based on their appearance like Flameback who have dark red colour on their back and similarly one having dark yellow crowned nape called Yellownape.
Woodpeckers have strong bills for drilling and drumming on trees, and long sticky tongues for extracting insects and larvae. Their drumming sound can be heard from very long distances. Their plumage and its colour varies in type of habitat they exits. A common Flameback colour may vary from golden to dark red and so often called. As they are known for drumming but they have sometimes similar singing call as few Thrush.
List of Woodpecker found in India