they’re the largest woodpecker still present in North America), and they do share ivory-billed woodpeckers’ distinctive red crests and white-striped necks. The pileated species may be ...

I’d like to shine a light on three of our less commonly encountered woodpeckers, each one with its own surprises: the ...

Far from being destroyed, a naturally burned forest harbors extraordinarily rich biological diversity, and there's no better flagship species to help us embrace that than the black-backed woodpecker.

smaller woodpecker—the pileated—which remains common in much of North America. Ivory-billed woodpeckers make a unique double-knock noise when pecking at trees, and this sound may be a crucial ...

in North and Middle America; birds north of Mexico are cactophilus). Length 7". The barred black-and-white back pattern of the ladder-backed woodpecker extends up to the hindneck, with very little ...

Woodpeckers make their home on almost every continent. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes — from the massive pileated woodpecker to the cute compact downy woodpecker, they’re a family ...

America’s National Parks are a testament to the country’s natural beauty, but while parks like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon draw millions of visitors each year, there are lesser-known gems that ...

North America is the third largest continent in the world. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere. The north of the continent is within the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer passes through ...

Mark Peck was driving south on Highway 404 when a Cooper’s hawk swooped over his car. As a birder, he was compelled to name-check the raptor known for hunting backyard birds and downtown pigeons ...

Scientists have celebrated a surprising discovery about pterosaurs - the largest flying animals to have ever lived. The ...