There are hundreds of unrelated Native languages. There are at least 27 major unrelated language families in North America. The one I know some of is Dine' bizaad (Navajo). In Navajo woodpecker is tsin yiłkaałii . Tsin or tsį means wood or tree. yiłkaałii means he chops it+ the one. read more
There was a time when woodpeckers used to be Indians. A certain plant that grew on the desert was called the mescal plant. Little knobs or buttons which grew on this plant had, when eaten, a magic power. read more