Where Is the Red-Cockaded?

Red-cockaded woodpeckers have been extirpated from the northern part of their range. They are now found in a patchy distribution from Virginia south to Florida and west to Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The woodpeckers live in mature pine forests that are maintained by fire.

Is the red-cockaded woodpecker rare?

Once fairly common in the southeastern United States, this bird is now rare, local, and considered an endangered species. It requires precise conditions within mature pine forest, a habitat that is now scarce.

How many red-cockaded woodpecker are left?

Currently, there are an estimated 14,068 red-cockaded woodpeckers living in 5,627 known active clusters across 11 states [1]. The precipitous decline in red-cockaded woodpecker populations was caused by an almost complete loss of habitat [1].