Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)

Distribution: Campephilus principalis formerly occurred at low densities throughout the Southeast U.S. (nominate principalis) and Cuba (subspecies bairdii). Possibly extinct in the U.S. and Cuba. Population: Critically Endangered; decreasing; given the lack of confirmed sightings since 1944, any remaining population within the U.S. is likely to be tiny. A tiny population may also remain in Cuba, despite lack of recent sightings. Its total population, if extant, is likely to number fewer than…

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