Do you think the ivory-billed and/or imperial woodpeckers are still living?

[North Beach Person]

Wolves and grizzlies, and to a lesser extent the bison, had just enough remote habitat left that they were able to survive and start to eventually expand their ranges. The bison had a lot of help.

The birds being discussed really didn't and, as mentioned, the pigeon had mating behaviors that needed large numbers of birds and specific habitat to initiate breeding.

[JRR]

Originally Posted by M3 Mitch

Not sure about the Ivory Bill, but the smaller and somewhat similar Pileated Woodpecker is still around, I saw one in my backyard as a kid, was very excited that it might be an Ivory Bill.

But it was cool to see it for what it was anyway.

Where I grew up on the East Coast of Florida, there were Pileated Woodpeckers that lived in a huge live oak in the back yard. Had to be several generations as we noticed them shortly after moving there in 1960 and they were still there in the late 90s.

[Deserterer]

Pileated woodpeckers are not declining, in fact they are increasing. They are a cool bird for sure, but not in any way endangered.



I wasn't aware of the imperial woodpecker situation. It sounds like an exciting topic to investigate, especially if the person enjoys creeping around quietly with cameras in wooded areas with heavily armed cartels hiding out. I'd do it myself, but I can't run as fast as I used to and I was never very fast.