Related Links
The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Discover the history of the search, how to identify the bird or report a sighting, and updates on the ongoing search efforts in Arkansas and across the Southeast.
Nature Conservancy: The Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Learn more about the search for the ivory-billed woodpecker and link to partner websites who have joined forces to save the bird and critical habitat.
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Plan
Read about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's plan to recover and protect the elusive ivorybill.
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Fitzpatrick, John W., and others. "Response to Comment on Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) Persists in Continental North America." Science (March 17, 2006), 1555b.
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NGS Resources
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Owen, James. National Geographic News, March 16, 2006.
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America,5th ed. National Geographic Books, 2006.
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