they’re the largest woodpecker still present in North America), and they do share ivory-billed woodpeckers’ distinctive red ...

As a collective notion, woodpeckers are one of the more familiar bird families. The general idea is clear enough: ...

This bird inhabits dense, mature and old-growth boreal and montane coniferous forests throughout northern North America. But the woodpecker prefers its mature and old-growth trees to be snags — ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The long-leaf pine forests that support the woodpecker are one of the largest and most diverse habitats in North America. But logging, urban and agricultural sprawl and fire suppression have reduced ...

Between 90,000 and 230,000 migrating birds are killed from striking into buildings every year, according to NYC Bird Alliance ...

The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is one of the workaholics of the animal world, but at least it knows how to ...

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 ...

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 ...