Least ConcernNorthern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
One of the 7 woodpeckers on WAnimals
Birds · Piciformes · Picidae
Campephilus principalis
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
One of the largest woodpeckers in the world and the largest there ever was in the United States. Intense black-and-white plumage, with an ivory-coloured bill, from which its name comes, and a red crest in the males. Audubon called it "the great chieftain of the Woodpecker tribe".
Weight
450 g – 570 g
Size
48 cm – 53 cm
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Estimated population
No confirmed population
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Estados Unidos (propuesta de declaración de extinción, 2021) · SEO/BirdLife · Benz, Robbins y Peterson 2006, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40 · Fleischer et al. · Linnaeus 1758
Best time: No unanimously accepted sightings since 1944 in the United States and 1987 in Cuba
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Ivory-billed Woodpecker — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The ivory-billed woodpecker is classified as critically endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
Based on what we already know about ivory-billed woodpecker.
