Ivory-billed woodpecker

Campephilus principalis

The Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is a bird found in United States and Cuba. Old swampy forests in the southeastern United States (and once Cuba). It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Campephilus principalis
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Cuba

🏡 Where the Ivory-billed woodpecker lives

Old swampy forests in the southeastern United States (and once Cuba).

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🍎 Fruit10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It is one of the biggest woodpeckers ever. Nobody has proved it is still alive.

Questions about the Ivory-billed woodpecker

Where does the Ivory-billed woodpecker live?

The Ivory-billed woodpecker lives in United States and Cuba. Old swampy forests in the southeastern United States (and once Cuba).

What does the Ivory-billed woodpecker eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Ivory-billed woodpecker endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from North America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.