Fast Facts --

In the early 1900s, conservationists warned of the impending extinction of the Ivory-billed woodpecker.

From 1937 to 1939, James Tanner, a young doctoral student at Cornell University, researched the Ivory-billed woodpeckers of the Singer Tract.

Prior to the 2004 discovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker at Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas, this was the last authenticated sighting of the bird in the United States.

Have you seen one?
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Identification Tips:

Identifying Field Marks of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker and Similar Birds -- (pdf)

Sibley's ID Tips
Noted wildlife artist and birder David Allen Sibley has completed this insert for Sibley's Guide to Birds.

Arkansas Game and Fish Comparison Document
Shows photos of both species and compares their calls

Think You've Seen One?
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has established a website and an e-mail address to report sightings. To report a sighting, click here

Inquiries and requests for information of the USFWS Ivory-billed Woodpecker --
click here to post your inquiries or send an email to ivorybill@fws.gov