Amidst a comeback for the red-cockaded woodpecker — the South’s not-always-welcome neighbor — a new legal status and ...

A downy woodpecker is a small black and white bird that visits suet feeders. Listen to their call and see photos of males and females.

Hurricane force winds caused significant damage to wildlife habitat, impacting threatened species like the red-cockaded woodpecker. Recovery efforts are underway, including replacing damaged trees ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the red-cockaded woodpecker has recovered enough to be downlisted from endangered to threatened. The woodpecker once lived across ...

juveniles of both sexes have a solid red crown like that of the adult male. Unmistakable given its group-living habits and loud calls. White-headed woodpecker has similar white wing patch and ...

this species is our most highly migratory woodpecker. Monotypic (smaller, darker resident birds in southern Appalachians sometimes separated as appalachiensis). Length 8". Shows less red on head ...