Field Guide for all the Birds of North America
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Pic à bec ivoire
Campephilus principalis
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities
Images of the extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker are courtesy of the North Museum of Nature and Science in Lancaster & the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pennsylvania, USA & the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Life, Habitat and Pictures of North American Woodpeckers
| B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19" 48.3cm | 32" 81.3cm | 20oz 567g | Picidae | Campephilus principalis |
- Summer
- Year Around
- Winter
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker was the largest of the native woodpeckers seen in North America before it became extinct. Today, the largest is the Pileated Woodpecker and it is similar in size and has similar colours and has been confused with the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The extinction of this large woodpecker was mainly caused by its lost of habitat caused by man.
References to Other Bird Sites:
Avibase - the world bird database This site provides the user with a complete list of bird species, broken down per country, or in the example of the US or Canada, per state and province. Here, bird species names are available in other languages, a great asset to be used as a translation of foreign bird names.
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.
I hope you will take advantage of these suggested websites. I have used each of them, in one way or another, throughout the years in my quest to better identify and understand our fine feathered friends.
