imperial woodpecker

…woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) and the imperial woodpecker (C. imperialis) were larger. However, the last official sightings of those birds took place in 1944 and 1956, respectively. Pileated woodpeckers inhabit midlatitude coniferous and deciduous forests and wetland areas in the eastern U.S., the Pacific coastal states, and across the breadth of…

A related species, the imperial woodpecker (C. imperialis) of Mexico, is the largest woodpecker in the world. It is critically endangered and possibly extinct. All these birds appear to require large trees and isolation from disturbance.

…and a related species, the imperial woodpecker (C. imperialis) of Mexico, is critically endangered and possibly extinct.

…and its close relative the imperial woodpecker (C. imperialis), the largest of all woodpeckers, from near extinction through destruction and modification of habitat. By the early 21st century, the ivory-billed woodpecker was listed as critically endangered, although many believed that it was extinct. In 2005, however, a team of researchers…