Definitions for picidae
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1. Picidae, family Picidaenoun

   woodpeckers

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1. picidae

   Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. Most species live in forests or woodland habitats, although a few species are known that live in treeless areas, such as rocky hillsides and deserts, and the Gila woodpecker specialises in exploiting cacti. Members of this family are chiefly known for their characteristic behaviour. They mostly forage for insect prey on the trunks and branches of trees, and often communicate by drumming with their beaks, producing a reverberatory sound that can be heard at some distance. Some species vary their diet with fruits, birds' eggs, small animals, tree sap, human scraps, and carrion. They usually nest and roost in holes that they excavate in tree trunks, and their abandoned holes are of importance to other cavity-nesting birds. They sometimes come into conflict with humans when they make holes in buildings or feed on fruit crops, but perform a useful service by their removal of insect pests on trees. The Picidae are one of nine living families in the order Piciformes, the others being barbets (comprising three families), toucans, toucan-barbets, and honeyguides, which (along with woodpeckers) comprise the clade Pici, and the jacamars and puffbirds in the clade Galbuli. DNA sequencing has confirmed the sister relationships of these two groups. The family Picidae includes about 240 species arranged in 35 genera. Almost 20 species are threatened with extinction due to loss of habitat or habitat fragmentation, with one, the Bermuda flicker, being extinct and a further two possibly being so.

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1. picidae

   Picidae is the biological family of birds that includes woodpeckers, sapsuckers, flickers, and many similar bird species. These birds are characterized by their sharp beaks used for drilling into wood to find insects, and their specially adapted feet and stiff tail feathers that help them cling to tree trunks. There are over 200 species of picidae, found across the globe except in Madagascar, Australia, and the polar regions.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of picidae in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of picidae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

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