| The red-cockaded woodpecker is found
throughout the southeastern United States and Florida but only
where its limited habitat exists. The red-cockaded woodpecker
requires old-growth pine forests with open understory for its
habitat. It prefers longleaf pines and living pines that are
at least 85 years old. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers
the red-cockaded woodpecker an endangered species in the Southeast.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has designated
this woodpecker a threatened species in Florida. |
