The ivory-billed woodpecker is a possibly extinct woodpecker that is native to the bottomland hardwood forests and temperate coniferous forests of the Southern United States and Cuba. Habitat destruction and hunting have reduced populations so thoroughly that the species is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on its Red List as critically endangered, and by the American Birding Association as "definitely or probably extinct". The last universally accepted sighting of an American ivory-billed woodpecker occurred in Louisiana in 1944, and the last universally accepted sighting of a Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker occurred in 1987. Sporadic reports of sightings and other evidence of the persistence of the species have continued since then. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.113
Protonym:
Picus principalis
Type locality:
North America = South Carolina, ex Catesby.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/131/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
86E7578ADB6314A4
Avibase ID:
avibase-86E7578A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/86E7578A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178264
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pic à bec ivoire ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pic à bec ivoire ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Campephilus principalis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Campephilus principalis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Campephilus principalis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Campephilus principalis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Campephilus principalis [version 1] |
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