Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar and the extreme polar regions. Most species live in forests or woodland habitats, although a few species are known that live in treeless areas, such as rocky hillsides and deserts, and the Gila woodpecker specialises in exploiting cacti. Woodpeckers are known as the loudest birds of the forest.

सुतार पक्षी हा एक झाडांमध्ये चोचीने मोठे भोक पाडून घरटे बनवणारा पक्षी आहे. सुतार जसे लाकडाचे काम करतो तसा हा पक्षी झाडात घरटे कोरतो. म्हणून या पक्ष्याला सुतार पक्षी असे नाव पडले.