Campephilus principalis bairdii Cassin, 1863
Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 16 March 1987
IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Only twelve or thirteen birds were reported in 1956 (Scott, 1965).
Distribution
Cuba
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
RMNH 110.097 (female)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Cassin, John. (1863). Notes on the Picidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 322.
Other references:
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http://www.audubon.org/magazine/may-june-2016/can-ivory-billed-woodpecker-be-found-cuba
https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/6339/campephilus-bairdii-cuban-billed-woodpecker
https://www.extinction.photo/species/cuban-ivory-billed-woodpecker/