Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)
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Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

516 gWeight

The ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is a woodpecker native to the Southern United States and Cuba.

Critically Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is a woodpecker native to the Southern United States and Cuba. Habitat destruction and hunting have reduced populations so severely that the last universally accepted sighting in the United States was in 1944, and the last universally accepted sighting in Cuba was in 1987.

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Questions

How big is the Ivory-billed Woodpecker?

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker weighs around 516 g.

Where does the Ivory-billed Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: North America: southeastern USA and Cuba.

Is the Ivory-billed Woodpecker endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Ivory-billed Woodpecker as Critically Endangered.

What does the Ivory-billed Woodpecker eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in?

It belongs to the family Woodpeckers (Picidae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Weight
516 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Critically Endangered
More measurements
Wing
256 mm
Tail
173 mm
Bill
68 mm
Tarsus
42 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

North America: southeastern USA and Cuba

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Woodpeckers Picidae
Genus
Campephilus

Other birds in the genus Campephilus

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

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