Answer: WOODPECKER

AnswerCrossword Clue
WOODPECKERSapsucker cousin
WOODPECKERFlicker.
WOODPECKERNoisy bird
WOODPECKERBird
WOODPECKERBoring thing to hear?
WOODPECKERNoisy tree climber
WOODPECKERWoody, e.g.
woodpeckerany of a family of birds in the order Picariae, remarkable for modification of the skull and bill enabling the latter to be used to drill holes
woodpeckerA bird with a strong bill and a stiff tail, that climbs tree trunks to find insects and drums on dead wood to mark territory