Peer Review Plan for the Species Status Assessment Report of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Dryobates (= Picoides) borealis)

Peer Review Plan for the Species Status Assessment Report of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Dryobates (= Picoides) borealis)
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This report will inform a decision on whether the red-cockaded woodpecker still warrants listing as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.  

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Completed
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Public Domain
Species
Two red cockaded woodpeckers face each other on a tree limb with pine needles and blue sky visible in the background

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...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Southeast