Woodpecker Sound Effects
10 free woodpecker sound effects for forest scenes and bird quizzes · 0.75–8 s each · MP3 · CC0 · no signup
10 woodpecker sound effects: a woodpecker drumming fast on a hollow trunk, a short burst of drumming, slow single pecks, bark being chipped away, a laughing call, drumming now and then in a quiet forest, drumming far across the woods, drumming on a metal pole, nestlings chirping in a tree hole and a cartoon woodpecker. Use them for forest scenes and bird quizzes.
Quick picks: Drumming Woodpecker 05 (1.8 s, recommended) · Short Burst Woodpecker 10 (0.75 s, the shortest, recommended) · Forest Ambience Woodpecker 06 (8 s, the longest, recommended)
All 10 woodpecker sound effects
- 0.75 s
A woodpecker makes one short burst of drumming, for quick nature cues.
- 1.2 s
A woodpecker drums on a metal pole with a ringing rattle, for suburban scenes.
- 1.5 s
A woodpecker gives a laughing call, for bird quizzes.
- 1.5 s
A cartoon woodpecker pecks rapidly with a comic rattle, for animation.
- 1.5 s
Baby woodpeckers chirp from inside a tree hole, for spring nature.
- 1.8 s
A woodpecker drums rapidly on a hollow tree trunk, for forest scenes.
- 2.1 s
A woodpecker pecks slowly at bark with single taps, for quiet woods.
- 2.2 s
A woodpecker chips away at bark while wood chips fall, for close-ups.
- 3 s
A woodpecker drums far away across the woods, for depth in nature scenes.
- 8 s
A woodpecker drums now and then in a quiet forest with other birds, for nature backgrounds.
Sound effects related to woodpecker
Common uses: forest scenes, bird quizzes.
Which woodpecker variation to use
Use Drumming for the sound most people know and Short Burst for a quick cue; Slow Pecking and Chipping are feeding. Calling is the bird voice, Forest Ambience and Distant are backgrounds, Metal Pole is a suburb, Nestling is spring, and Cartoon is for animation.
Need a comparison method? Try the playable examples and selection checklist.
Common questions about woodpecker
What sound does a woodpecker make?
Two sounds: fast drumming on wood, as in Drumming Woodpecker 05, and a loud laughing call, as in Calling Woodpecker 01.
Is there a woodpecker pecking sound effect?
Yes: Slow Pecking Woodpecker 08 is slow single pecks on bark, and Chipping Woodpecker 07 chips bark away.
Is this the woodpecker gun sound?
No. These are bird sounds; the Woodpecker was a nickname for a machine gun.
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