Picoides borealis ORDER: PICIFORMES FAMILY: PICIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable
© Robert Strickland
One of the few bird species endemic to the United States, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker is a bird of mature southern pine forests. Its preference for longleaf pine and the destruction of that habitat have resulted in the woodpecker becoming an endangered species.
Call note a rough, rasping "sklit." Also rattles. Drumming is rather quiet.