Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,925
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) is a woodpecker endemic to the southeastern United States. It is a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Red-cockaded woodpecker”.