
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.
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
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Woodpeckers Picidae
- Genus
- Campephilus
Other birds in the genus Campephilus
Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
Splendid WoodpeckerCampephilus splendens
Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster
Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollis
Robust WoodpeckerCampephilus robustus
Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis
Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
Magellanic WoodpeckerCampephilus magellanicus
Imperial WoodpeckerCampephilus imperialis
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- EnglishIvory-billed Woodpecker
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