Ivory-billed Woodpecker

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Ivory-billed Woodpecker Status Critical
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Campephilus Species: principalis
Binomial name
Campephilus principalis

Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is a member of the woodpecker family Piciformes.

This 50 centimeter long bird is officially listed as "Endangered", although the last positive sighting was in Cuba in 1987. The reason for its decline is probably loss of habitat.

It preferred old forests of pine and bald cypress, with large amounts of dead trees and decaying wood, often in swampy ground. It fed mainly on wood-boring insects, but also ate seeds, fruit and other insects.

See Also

• Extinct birds

External links

• The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
• Louisiana State University page on The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
• FAQ with video and sound files.
• National Public radio reports (page has streaming Real Audio files).