Red-cockaded woodpeckers inhabit old-growth forests in Alabama and many other states. The transition to tree-farming and urban development has significantly reduced the availability of the old trees on which this species depends.
Red Cockaded Woodpecker
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Courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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