Gatineau, Que., has selected the pileated woodpecker as the its official bird. According to a news release announcing the decision, the large red-crested woodpecker represents the hard-working, ...

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Red-cockaded Woodpecker Red-cockaded Woodpecker (image credits: unsplash) The Red-cockaded Woodpecker is as unique as it is rare, living only in the pine forests of the southeastern United States.

The Red-cockaded Woodpecker is as unique as it is rare, living only in the pine forests of the southeastern United States. Unlike most woodpeckers, this bird carves its nesting cavities in living pine ...

A bird or a zebra? Our most common woodpeckers are the medium-sized — 7.25–9.5 inch body lengths — and include the red-bellied, golden-fronted, ladder-backed and red-headed woodpeckers.

Adult red-headed woodpeckers are larger woodpeckers, and both sexes have solid, red heads and solid black, nonstriped, upper backs.

Wildlife biologist Joe Burnam will lead survey of red-cockaded woodpeckers at Pebble Hill Plantation on May 10, 2025.

“The red-cockaded woodpecker has been a symbol of both the challenges and successes of wildlife conservation in the Southeast.” ...

THOMASVILLE — Discover one of the Southeast’s rarest birds up close during a unique, hands-on conservation program at Pebble Hill Plantation on Saturday, May 10 at 10:00 a.m.

The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, an endangered species listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was spotted in Cleburne on March 30, giving the birdwatchers a rare and remarkable experience.