DietRed-Headed Woodpeckers get their food from a combination of insects and nuts. They can catch flying insects in mid-air, and they forage for nuts in trees.
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While the Red-Headed Woodpecker is only classified as Near Threatened, the Woodpecker was once a common bird that has been decreasing in numbers for years. This is due mostly to deforestation.
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HabitatRed-Headed Woodpeckers typically live in groves, farm country, orchards. They avoid unbroken forest due to their need for space when hunting insects.
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