What is the function of a woodpecker's tail? What are the common types in our country?

Woodpecker is a common resident bird in the forest, also known as tree doctor, because it can kill pests under the bark, such as longicorn beetle larvae, gibberries, winged moths, bugs and other pests. Woodpeckers are mainly distributed in Norway, Germany, Russia, Japan, the Alps, the Balkans, Southeast Asia and so on. Green woodpeckers and spotted woodpeckers are mostly distributed in China. Let's find out what the tail of a woodpecker does. What are the common types in our country?

What is the function of the tail of a woodpecker?

The tail of a woodpecker is very hard and powerful. Because woodpeckers play a role in supporting the whole body when they catch insects and eat on the tree trunk. In addition, woodpeckers also play an auxiliary role in climbing tree trunks. In addition, the woodpecker's tail can maintain body balance, control flight speed, control body steering, control flight acceleration and deceleration, and so on. So, you should not only notice the sharp, big mouth of the woodpecker, its tail is also very powerful.

What are the common species of woodpeckers in China?

1. Green woodpecker

Green woodpecker is one of the more common species, the difference between male and female is that the male has erythema on the head and the female does not.

Green woodpeckers are distributed all over China. They like to live in the mountains and forests in summer. In winter, they go to the jungles near the mountains of the plain, drifting with food.

2. Spotted woodpecker

The spotted woodpecker is a variegated woodpecker with a black back, white shoulders, red tail feathers and white wing spots. Spotted woodpecker is distributed in all provinces except Taiwan and Xizang. It is a kind of beneficial bird commonly found in gardens, villages, bushes and forests in mountains and plains.

Spotted woodpecker also has shortcomings. When pecking insects, it pierces many holes in the trunk, making it easy for germs and pests to breed here; at the same time, it also eats some crops and forest fruits and seeds, especially in winter, so it is also quite harmful.

3. Bare-chested woodpecker

The red-breasted woodpecker is a small woodpecker with black on the back of its head and olive green on the rest, which is very beautiful, like the color of a parrot.

Bare-breasted woodpeckers are mainly distributed in the foothills, plains, low mountains and farmland areas. They not only eat insects and insect larvae, but also eat plant seeds and fruits.

The bare-breasted woodpecker, which likes to act alone, breeds from March to May and has been included in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) 2012 Red list of Endangered species ver 3.1-LC.

4. Yellow-billed chestnut woodpecker

Yellow-billed chestnut woodpeckers are commonly found in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan and other regions of China.

5. Red-bellied woodpecker

The red-bellied woodpecker is a medium-sized bird with a black female and a red-crowned male. There is only one subspecies in China and the number is very rare. It is a kind of beneficial bird that is helpful to human beings.