[3][4] Woodpecker finches, like many other species of birds, form breeding pairs and care for young until they have fledged.

They are commonly found on the islands of Isabela, Santa Cruz, San Cristobal, Fernandina, Santiago, and Penzón.

[5] Woodpecker finches are also found at a variety of altitudes, from sea level to higher inland elevations.

[5] Another significant part of their diet includes meat from the small animals it kills, making woodpecker finches important hunters.

[8] Woodpeckers have strong bills for drilling and drumming on trees, as well as long sticky tongues for extracting food.

Scientists have observed finches shortening the length of sticks or cactus spines in order to make them more manageable for tool use.

[3] There is conflicting evidence of whether or not this behaviour was acquired through social learning, as juveniles have been observed using tools without previous contact with adults.

[10] In contrast, juvenile woodpecker finches have also been observed utilizing novel tools made from non-native plant species, such as blackberry bushes.

[3] These observations contrasted previous studies to show that social learning may occur in wild woodpecker finch populations.

[7] It is thought that this behaviour came to evolve due to the harshness of the dry and unstable environmental conditions of the Galapagos Islands.