Ivory-billed woodpecker

They are extinct

The ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is a possibly extinct species of woodpecker. It would be about  in length. Its wingspan would be . It is one of 23 species which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declared extinct.BBC News . US declares 23  bird, fish and other species extinct. However, the UCN have not changed its assessment of the species, and the USFWS statement might be revoked in 2022, according to Matt Courtman from Mission Ivorybill.

The last sighting was in Arkansas in 2004. They were often mistaken for pileated woodpeckers. The males had red crests, and the females had black crests.

References

Category:Piciformes
Category:Birds of North America