The red-cockaded woodpecker is small- to mid-sized species, being intermediate in size between North America's two most widespread woodpeckers (the downy and hairy woodpeckers).

Juvenile males have a red ‘patch’ in the center of their black crown. This patch disappears during the fall of their first year at which time their ‘red-cockades’ appear. The Red-cockaded …

Jan 31, 2017 · Small woodpecker with black-and-white ladder striped back and a white cheek. Males have a tiny, nearly invisible red streak (“cockade”) at the upper border of the cheek. …

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 …

Overview Red-cockaded woodpeckers makes their homes in mature pine forests. While other woodpeckers bore out cavities in dead trees where the wood is rotten and soft, the red …

The red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) is a black and white bird that can reach lengths of 9 inches (22.9 centimeters) and a weight of 1.8 ounces (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2011).

Learn facts about the red-cockaded woodpecker’s habitat, diet, range, life history, and more.

Similar to other members of the woodpecker family, this small bird has a chisel-like beak used for excavating holes and strong claws that enable it to move along the side of a tree. Male and …

Rare and declining woodpecker found exclusively in open pine woodlands. Boldly patterned black and white; note especially prominent white cheek and barred back.

The red-cockaded woodpecker is the only species of woodpecker that excavates its cavities exclusively in living pine trees, usually in older trees infected with red heart fungus, which …