Joking names and nicknames for woodpeckers:
| NR | 678 |
| PECKERWOOD | 174 |
| WOODCHUCK | 38 |
| HAMMERHEAD | 18 |
| YELLOWHAMMER | 12 |
| SAPSUCKER | 11 |
| PECKER | 10 |
| WOODY WOODPECKER | 7 |
| PECKERHEAD | 5 |
| GROUNDHOG | 4 |
| HIGH HOLE | 4 |
| LORD GOD | 4 |
| REDHEAD | 4 |
| WOODHEN | 4 |
| NH | 3 |
| REDHEADED WOODPECKER | 3 |
| WOODKNOCKER | 3 |
| WOODY | 3 |
| BILLY-WHICKER | 2 |
| DAW-DAW | 2 |
| DRUMMER | 2 |
| FLICKER | 2 |
| GOOD GOD | 2 |
| HIGH HOLDER | 2 |
| INDIAN HEN | 2 |
| LORD GOD BIRD | 2 |
| PECKERBIRD | 2 |
| PECKERWOODER | 2 |
| PILEATED WOODPECKER | 2 |
| SHIRTTAIL | 2 |
| TREE-KNOCKER | 2 |
| WHICKER | 2 |
| WOODCOCK | 2 |
| WOODPECKER | 2 |
| ASS-UP-A-TREE | 1 |
| CARPENTER | 1 |
| CHARLIE MCCARTHY | 1 |
| COCK OF THE WOODS | 1 |
| FLECKER | 1 |
| GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY | 1 |
| HAIRY WOODPECKER | 1 |
| HAKSPICK | 1 |
| HAMMER BIRD | 1 |
| HARD HEAD | 1 |
| HEADSHRINKER | 1 |
| HIGH HOLER | 1 |
| HOG | 1 |
| HORNY WOODPECKER | 1 |
| KNOCKER | 1 |
| KNOTHEAD | 1 |
| LOG-COCK | 1 |
| LORD GOD ALMIGHTY | 1 |
| LORD-A-MIGHTY | 1 |
| LORDY GOD | 1 |
| MUDHEN | 1 |
| NAILPOUNDER | 1 |
| NOISEMAKER | 1 |
| PECKER BIRD | 1 |
| PESTY PECKER | 1 |
| RATTLETRAP | 1 |
| RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER | 1 |
| REDHOOD | 1 |
| RIVETER | 1 |
| TATTOO BIRD | 1 |
| TREE-POUNDER | 1 |
| TREE-TAPPER | 1 |
| TRIP-HAMMER | 1 |
| UPSIDE-DOWN | 1 |
| WET HEN | 1 |
| WOOD-BORER | 1 |
| WOODCHUCKER | 1 |
| WOOD-KNOCKER | 1 |
| WOODWORKER | 1 |
| WOODY THE WOODPECKER | 1 |
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