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What is the niche of a woodpecker?

Answer 1

Insect eater: Woodpecker. Friend of trees, enemy of insects.

A woodpecker hunts carpenter ants and "chisels them out of trees with its beak. Without animals like the woodpecker, insect populations could grow beyond control" (New Hampshire Public Television, 2017). By eating insects, woodpeckers manage insect populations in a forest community.

Woodpecker makes purchases.

Citation:

Nature Works, New Hampshire Public TV, 2017. Web page retrieved on March 28, 2017 from https://tutor.hix.ai

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Answer 2

Cora Andrews

The niche of a woodpecker is that of a primary cavity excavator in forest ecosystems. They play a vital role in ecosystem dynamics by creating cavities in trees for nesting, roosting, and food storage. Additionally, woodpeckers feed on insects and larvae found beneath tree bark, contributing to pest control and nutrient recycling within the ecosystem.

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