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Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
(L
7.1-9.1" WS 13-16"
7.1-9.1" WS 13-16"
Wt 1.4-2.0 oz)
Roosts and nests only in live
pines
...usually those infected with fungus
to make excavation easier.
...usually those infected with fungus
to make excavation easier.
Babcock-Webb WMA
21Jan2017
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Status is Near
Threatened
Their once extensive
habitat has almost dis-
appeared during logging in
the twentieth century.
appeared during logging in
the twentieth century.
Leuconotopicus is Greek for
white-backed woodpecker;
borealis is Latin for northern.
white-backed woodpecker;
borealis is Latin for northern.
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