Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)

Other Names (World)
Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Northern Ivory-billed Woodpecker (principalis), Cuban Ivory-billed Woodpecker (bairdii)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
48 - 53 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Bottomland hardwood and montane (pine, mixed and broadleaf) forests.

Range (Guide)

Cuba (E) (B) (NB), USA (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is <50 (2010).

Status CR
Logging and clearance for agriculture, hunting are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Mainly wood-boring beetle larvae. Also fruit, nuts and seeds.

Voice
A single or double note drum. Toy-trumpet-like 'kent' calls sometimes as a fast series or as a double note call (emphasis on the first note).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) [XC770846]
by Rachel Webster from Tensas Parish LA, United States (double-knock)

Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) [XC871615]
by Rachel Webster from Louisiana, United States (drumming, double knocking, single knocking, double tapping)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Imperial Woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis). Subspecies bairdii considered possibly a separate species by some.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

principalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - South-eastern USA (probably extinct).
bairdii ! Cassin, 1864 - Cuba (probably extinct).

Similar Species
Pileated Woodpecker (Hylatomus pileatus) which is smaller and has dark bill, white neck-stripe across the cheeks to bill, white supercilium and throat, lacks white stripes on mantle and large white wing-patch (small patch at base of primaries sometimes visible). In flight, lacks white secondaries and has more extensive, white underwings.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) - 10 files

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