Red-Cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Listing Status:
Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND
General Information
22 cm. Rather small black-and-white woodpecker with longish bill. Above black barred white. Below white with black spots on flanks. Black crown, nape and moustachial stripe border white cheeks and side of neck. Male has small red mark on the side of nape. Juvenile browner with variable extent of red on crown.
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This species is listed wherever it is found, but
- States/US Territories in which the Red-Cockaded woodpecker, Entire is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , Missouri , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia
- US Counties in which the Red-Cockaded woodpecker, Entire is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which the Red-Cockaded woodpecker, Entire is known to occur:
ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CAROLINA SANDHILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, D'ARBONNE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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- For more information: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/woodpecker.pdf
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/1970 | Southeast Region (Region 4) | Entire |
» Recovery
Recovery Plan Information Search| Date | Title | Plan Action Status | Plan Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2003 | Red-cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan, Second Revision | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 2 |
| Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/12/2005 | 70 FR 53807 53808 | 5-Year Review of Eight Southeastern Species | |
| 03/20/2003 | 68 FR 13719 13720 | Notice of Availability of the Second Revision of the Recovery Plan for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) | |
| 09/13/2000 | 65 FR 55270 55269 | Notice of Availability of a Technical/Agency Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) for Review and Comment |
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 10/05/2006 | Red-cockaded Woodpecker 5-Year Review |
» Critical Habitat
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Red-Cockaded woodpecker, Entire.
» Conservation Plans
| HCP Plan Summaries |
|---|
| Ben McCutcheon |
| Charles Ingram Lumber Co., Amos McLeod |
| City Gate |
| Cone, Ben (Cone's Folly) |
| Cooper-Turner |
| SHA Plan Summaries |
|---|
| AL DCNR Statewide RCW |
| A Plan to Provide Safe Harbor Assurances to Landowners in VA who Voluntarily Agree to Enhance Habitat for the Endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker |
| Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission RCW Statewide |
| GA DNR Statewide RCW |
| GA DNR Statewide RCW Amendment 1 |
» Petitions
No petition findings have been published for the Red-Cockaded woodpecker, Entire.
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
» Other Resources
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