The American three-toed woodpecker is a small bird from the woodpecker family. It lives in coniferous forests of North America and has only three toes on each foot instead of the usual four.
The American three-toed woodpecker differs from most woodpeckers in that it has only three toes on its feet. It is important for the forest because it eats harmful bark beetles and helps maintain tree health.
Pecks the bark with its beak and extracts prey with a long tongue.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
pecking
Worker
Elders
Bro
birth time
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
beetles
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age
summer mild, +15…+20 °C
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
live ants of all castes and sizes
Close
Egg shell color
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
climbing
Dense tree cover forming a closed canopy habitat.
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
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Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
beak
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
Beak size
bark
Potential Habitat
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Colors
Cool summer
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Nearctic realm
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North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
caterpillars
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
Down feathers color
Upcoming birthdays
Breeding structure built or used for laying eggs and raising offspring.
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
tongue
birth year
Maturity
insect larvae and caterpillars
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
Beak color
Wanderers
How similar?
warm temperate
Crown color
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
forest
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
butterfly and moth caterpillars
from birth to adulthood
live beetles — various species
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
nest
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
insect larvae
Where do they live?
young after fast growth
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
Plumage color
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
This is me
Toes count
Gamers
Pets
How are they built?
Nearctic realm
mm
Theoretical lifespan
Repeatedly strikes or probes substrate with beak to obtain food.
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Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
Lots of rain and cool summer
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
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Wingspan
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Denotes a grassland or steppe habitat preference.
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When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Litter size
Daddies
ants
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
foraging
coniferous forest
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
embryo
Hard, projecting mouthpart used to probe, pluck, or crack food.
steppe
Orange
38 to 65 grams, 15 – 40 centimeters
Length
kg
arboreal
lots of rain, cool summer, snow in winter
Observations
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