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Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
(L 7.1-9.1" WS 13-16"
Wt 1.4-2.0 oz)
Brosnan Forest
Dorchester
30April2011
Roosts and nests only in live
pines...usually those infected with
fungus to make excavation easier.
pines...usually those infected with
fungus to make excavation easier.
IUCN WATCH LIST
STATUS IS NEAR
THREATENED
STATUS IS NEAR
THREATENED
Their once extensive
habitat has almost dis-
appeared during logging in
the twentieth century.
habitat has almost dis-
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.
© Paul Marvin
xeno-canto
xeno-canto
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Bob Sundstrom
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