Is the Ivory billed Woodpecker Extinct?

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People are searching for the largest woodpecker in the United States. But is it extinct? Let's learn about Ivory-billed Woodpeckers! Please subscribe to continue learning what makes life AWESOME: BioBush.tv/sub...
Ivory-billed Woodpeckers lived across the southeast United States in old-growth forests and swamps with large, living trees. As a woodpecker the size of a crow, they used their powerful beaks to strip bark from trees and access bugs that other birds could not.
But following the industrial deforestation of the South following the Civil War, the old-growth forests all but disappeared. The population of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers followed. In 1939, the estimated population for the entire species was 24 individuals. The last universally accepted sighting was in 1944.
In 2021, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to remove the Ivory-billed Woodpecker from the endangered species list due to it being extinct. But several pieces of evidence were made public that suggest the species MIGHT still exist. The US Fish and Wildlife service is currently asking for any sightings, photos, videos, or other evidence that Ivory-billed Woodpeckers exist.
What do you think - is the species still with us, or were historic circumstances enough to push them to extinction?
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@tammycampbell112 2 года назад

Don Eckelberry, my Dads cousin, was the artist who saw the last one.

@BioBush 2 года назад

Hi Tammy! That's awesome that you have that connection to this story. You are practically a celebrity in this very niche topic. Thank you for watching!

@FischerFan Год назад

I have the complete set of cards from the Brooke Bond tropical birds series from 1963 and the one for the ivory-bill is an impressive little work by Eckelberry!

@ebrarnaz2502 2 года назад

Woww great content! We're so lucky to have a youtuber like you that gives all these precious informations on birds. I wish there were more people as knowledgeable as you who would study on other animals. I appreciate all the work you do :)

@BioBush 2 года назад

Thank you for the kind words, Ebrar! It's a privilege to dig up this information for people who want to learn, like you. Thanks for watching!

@Ecotasia 2 года назад

Hope they are still around, last US woodpecker I haven't seen. Not super hopeful despite some of the really intriguing potential evidence. Guess we will have to see.

@BioBush 2 года назад

The primary way to see them seems to be leaving a camera running in a boat while you paddle through a swamp. even if you don't see an Ivory-billed Woodpecker, it sounds like a good way to have an adventure! Thanks for watching again this week!

@LegacyWildernessAcademy 2 года назад

Hahaha that intro really got me. Thanks for the great video! I've been blessed to be able to help search for the Ivorybill with Matt Courtman, founder of Mission Ivorybill. Mission Ivorybill is best place to get up-to-date information on the state of the search effort. They are the frontline for protecting the bird and fighting the U.S Fish and Wildlife decision to delist. When I helped search for a week in February 2022 we actually heard(and recorded) what we believe are Ivorybill knocks. I have presented the recording the a U.S. Fish and Wildlife official who is also against delisting. You'd be surprised how many qualified birders have claimed to see Ivorybills within the past decade. They're just fast birds that don't stick around for a picture. I believe solid evidence is on the way! PS The only technical error I noticed was that you said their double knocks are a feeding sound. That is incorrect. The knocks Ivorybills make are for communication of some kind. Anyway, thanks again for the video!

@BioBush 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your expertise, Legacy Wilderness Academy! It's so cool that you were out there looking for evidence. It's going to be interesting over the next few months to see how the evidence is analyzed. Thank you very much for watching!

@groucrow9709 Год назад

I have enjoyed watching local Pileated Woodpeckers, which makes the loss of the Ivories even more poignant. Thank you for your work and love of Birds 💚

@BioBush Год назад

Thanks for the kind words, Grou! There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. Thanks for watching!

@Ivory-BilledWoodpeckerBu-en3wx Месяц назад

I have been searching for two years and heard my first double knock last spring. I had another person in my crew who also heard it. I believe!!!

@Ikamchannel 2 года назад

Thanks for the information, greetings from Indonesia

@BioBush 2 года назад

Hi Ikam Channel! Thank you for watching again this week! Indonesia is also home to one of the largest woodpeckers in the world - the Great Slaty Woodpecker (Burung Pelatuk Kelabu-besar). Have you ever seen one of them?

@vernonfridy8416 2 года назад

This video sums up the history and status of the species quite well. You forgot to mention the heavily publicized Arkansas sightings in 2004-2005, though. I recently put together a playlist of videos about the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and you should check it out. It features opinions and arguments from all sides of the controversy, an analysis of the most recent sightings, and lots of details about the bird’s history.

@BioBush 2 года назад

Hi Vernon! Your playlists are so diverse and interesting! They're a helpful resource for anyone looking to learn about different nature topics. Thanks for all the work you did in putting those together. And thank you for watching!

@vernonfridy8416 2 года назад

Have you watched any of the videos on the Ivory-bill playlist? If so, what do you think about the video(s)?

@thomasbostick1632 Год назад

I have seen the ivory-billed woodpecker several times in the last 20 years on my property where I'm at in North Carolina

@BioBush Год назад

That's so cool! I hope you are right, so we get another chance to save this species. The USFWS has still not announced a decision, and a peer-reviewed possible sighting just published, so there are still people looking for evidence. Thanks for watching, Thomas!

@wendysteidlen1579 Год назад

Please please let there be a flock of Ivory billed woodpeckers on the planet. LOVE ♥️ and light ✨️

@BioBush Год назад

I hope so too, Wendy! There is still so much out there to discover. Thank you for watching!

@jackkrell4238 2 года назад

I appreciate this insightful video, and the amount of fascinating information you impart onto your viewers. The historical struggle that this species faced, induced by anthropogenic conditions, is a perfect example of how much of an impact humans have on ecosystems and local populations. The ivory billed woodpecker population has still not recovered from past effects of mass hunting and habitat degradation, events that happened over a century ago.

@BioBush 2 года назад

Hi Jack! Thanks for the kind words. It's important for us to remember that our actions have consequences that last much longer than our lifetimes (for good or bad). But extinction is forever. Thank you for watching again this week!

@joykurtz7355 2 года назад

This was a fascinating piece! Thank you!

@BioBush 2 года назад

Hi Joy! I'm glad you liked this one! It's going to be interesting topic over the next few months, as well. Either the species is extinct or a bombshell indisputable observation will surface. Thank you for watching again this week!

@charleshall6357 2 года назад

This bird is not extinct! I personally witnessed this bird in interlocken Michigan, 2019, late july approx 945 pm. Its size is startling upon seeing it! Its larger than a modern chicken

@BioBush 2 года назад

Hi Charles! That is so interesting! It's one thing to hear that they are big woodpeckers, but another to imagine a chicken-sized woodpecker up in a tree. Thanks for sharing your experience!

@dirkstaff1732 Год назад

I saw what I think was one near Mankato Minnesota as a child in the 70's. I was visiting my grandmother who had a large wooded ravine behind her house. It was just me and my uncle, who was an avid outdoors man and well-versed in local indigenous wildlife- he even build a remote cabin in the boundary waters, etc. We were just hanging-out and we heard what I remember sounding like a jackhammer on wood. I remember my uncle being startled by the sound and started to look to the trees. Just then, a massive brightly colored woodpecker manifested (I remember it being as big as an eagle- granted I was a child, but I have always watched nature and was amazed at its size) and it began to pound away at a big tree bordering my grandmothers yard. My uncle became very animated and told me to take a good look, as I would never see one again. I had never seen him excited like that- I remember him saying they were supposed to be extinct- and he recalled the episode numerous times over the years.

@stormiiart Год назад

I also saw one in Michigan, it was over in the mid northern part of Michigan. It had the same markings and colors and was around a foot. It was bigger than most birds and was in a wooded area.

@adamoneil5317 8 месяцев назад

Yeah no way you saw it. It only lived in the southeastern United States. Definitely not in Michigan. Probably another type of woodpecker you saw.

@adamoneil5317 8 месяцев назад

@@stormiiartthey never lived in Michigan. They only lived in the southeastern United States. You probably mistook it for another type of woodpecker.

@naturewithgabe 2 года назад

It would be lovely if they were still somewhere, but I am not optimistic. :(

@BioBush 2 года назад

That's a good point, Gabe! So many things went wrong for them. What keeps it an open question in my mind is that there might only be ten, which would explain why nobody has found them. But I guess a population of ten is functionally extinct even if it's not literally extinct. Six months is plenty of time to analyze the sightings, and then there will be some closure on this story. Thanks for watching!

@dogtoddy 2 месяца назад

⁠@@BioBushhow would there be 10? There were hardly any in 1944. They couldn't have such a low number for 80 years. They would have either recovered or died out.

@samuelcleland3478 Год назад

I see again a large woodpecker the redhead who was here last winter and in the spring it would double knock. I have a question is the ivory billed woodpecker the only woodpecker the double Knocks.

@BioBush Год назад

Hi Samuel! I thought about this for a while, and the double knock is considered unique to Ivory-billed Woodpeckers. Other woodpeckers could make that sound, so it would be best to pair the sound with a photo/video. But that's exactly the type of information that USFWS was looking for. Thanks for watching!

@matthewstephens8503 Год назад

@@BioBush The Ivory-Bill is part of the Campephilus genus of woodpeckers (The others are the large, crested woodpeckers of Central and South America) and they all double knock. Other types of woodpeckers don't typically double knock.

@BioBush Год назад

@@matthewstephens8503 That's helpful to know! I guess that reinforces the need for good photographic evidence. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@topdogg7065 Год назад

We saw one last yr and this yr my buddy land has wetland behind his property

@BioBush Год назад

That's so cool! If you can ever get photos or videos, there are a lot of people who would want to see an Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Thanks for watching!

@jimmymorrison9824 Год назад

I am not completely sure of the birds I keep seeing in the back of our property but this video is sure to make me look more closely I live on the 49 paralel northeast ontario all kinds of stuff around here later jim

@BioBush Год назад

That's a great takeaway, Jim! Even if you don't find an Ivory-billed Woodpecker, you're still going to see something interesting. :) Thanks for watching!

@jimmymorrison9824 Год назад

Never really paid attention but we do have some really big or tall woodpeckers around here never knew that there are different types interesting later jim

@DanielHHurt Год назад

Ivory-Billed Woodpecker -- If you've seen one you've seen them all. Daniel

@BioBush Год назад

Awww.... that's funny and sad at the same time. It's going to be stuck in my head now. :) Thanks for watching, Daniel!

@aftonalvarado9048 5 месяцев назад

There's only a little left

@toddwebb7521 2 года назад

I'm pretty sure I seen one in Southern Arkansas about 2005 or so but I didn't have a camera and I'm not an expert

@BioBush 2 года назад

Hi Todd! From what I have heard, it's easy to confuse with a Pileated Woodpecker. From my experience in making this video, I sometimes had trouble distinguishing between the two in pictures with unlimited observation time. But it's not impossible! Today is the last day to submit sightings or information to the USFWS on where they might be found. Thanks for sharing your bird experience!

@buffAsh195 5 месяцев назад

It's so sad that they're probably extinct But I think I saw one on a pine tree in Florida, hopefully we keep trying to find one, and If I took a pic of one where do I send it to?

@shawnpulkkinen1557 Год назад

We just saw one in our yard in south texas. My wife got video of it.

@BioBush Год назад

There are several groups actively looking right now, as the USFWS has still not announced a decision yet. I'm sure they have qualified ornithologists who can identify such footage. An example is Project Principalis, who just published a peer-reviewed possible sighting of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers. Thanks for watching, Shawn!

@nathanwebb4836 2 года назад

I heard and saw an ivory-billed woodpecker in the summer of 2018. It was located at Johnny Henderson Park which is not far from the Choctawhatchee River.

@BioBush 2 года назад

That's so cool! I hope you are right, so we get another chance to save this species. We'll see what the USFWS decides over the next few months. Thanks for watching!

@melclarke64 2 года назад

Yeah I've seen one

@BioBush 2 года назад

That's awesome, Melvin! The USFWS public comment period is closed, but there are lots of people compiling data about sightings. Thanks for sharing your experience!

@aftonalvarado9048 5 месяцев назад

Well I search it up on my mom's phone and there alive 😊

@CastaBrava1 2 года назад

We have found one living and feeding on our yard in in the Woodlands Texas.

@BioBush Год назад

Hi Joanna! That's so cool! The USFWS comment period is over, but there are still groups like Mission Ivorybill that are looking for sighting data, especially if there are any photos or videos. Thank you for sharing your bird experience!

@kevinmiller911 3 месяца назад

Had one 2 weeks ago on my farm in Oklahoma amazing bird was huge

@dogtoddy 2 месяца назад

You saw a Pileated Woodpecker.

@user-oj9fj8kz3o Год назад

the ivory-billed woodpecker is not extinct, you know.

@BioBush Год назад

Awesome! If you know where one is, there are a LOT of people who would like to know. Thank you for watching!

@lrj3000 2 года назад

Ive seen this bird in Clarkston, Ga twice within the last 5 years

@BioBush 2 года назад

Hi LRJ! That's awesome! Today is the last day to submit sightings or comments to the USFWS, if you want to share information on where they can be found. It would be a shame if they were mistakenly declared extinct, if they're still out there. Thank you for watching!

@tammycampbell112 2 года назад

I'm betting it was a pileated.

@aaroncarter4458 Год назад

Kisatchie louisiana

@BioBush Год назад

Hi Aaron! Is that where you have seen a potential sighting? Thanks for watching!

@aaroncarter4458 Год назад

@@BioBush when I was a kid, in the early 90s, I lived out in the national forest with my grandma and I remember the knocks and calls. Not very common but you'd hear them on a rare occasion. Never new what they were till way older. So hoping there's still some out there, I go looking on some weekends that I don't have my kids.

@RonHudgens-ck5qe 5 месяцев назад

What made them so rare is LOGGING THEY NEED VERY VERY LARGE TREES ... I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS... I REMEMBER SEEING THEM IN. 1972. ...I DON'T BELIEVE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!! BUT NOTHING MORE THAN A GOOD GOVERNMENT AGENT.. YOU DON'T HAVE A CLUE.. BRIT

@Sycophantichallenger 2 года назад

Hi, new subscriber to the channel. Just wanted to say that I appreciate your passion for the subject matter. There are so many beautiful and interesting things in this world, if only we can learn to coexist. :) and it is truly beautiful when it's discovered that life persists despite our disregard. We can only hope.

@BioBush 2 года назад

That's so nice of you, Truth Decay! I'm glad this work resonated with you. There is so much more out there to learn. So thank you for joining, and I look forward to hearing from you!

@Sycophantichallenger 2 года назад

@@BioBush :)