Pictured is a Pileated Woodpecker. This is the Woodpecker that is mistaken for an Ivory-billed Woodpecker, that is believed to be extinct. I don’t even think the two look very similar. There are considerable differences in their appearance. The most glaring one is the Ivory -Billed was mostly black all over the head and its body had a huge white patch on its back. The Pileated Woodpecker has a black body and white on its face. Very different from the Ivory. There is a just an overwhelming amount

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