Woodhewer (Noun)
Meaning
Any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The woodhewer perched on a tree branch, using its curved bill to search for insects.
- In the dense rainforest, a group of woodhewers were seen climbing up the trunks of tall trees.
- A woodhewer's stiffened tail feathers helped it balance as it dug into the tree bark.
- Woodhewers are known to inhabit the tropical regions of Central and South America.
- The birdwatcher spotted a woodhewer pecking at a decaying log in search of food.