The red-cockaded woodpecker depends upon old-growth pine forests that burn on a regular basis and is therefore critically endangered in most of its range. In Alabama, it is found only in the west-central part of the state. This bird has been banded for scientific study.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
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Photo courtesy of Geoffrey E. Hill
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