The imperial woodpecker, the largest woodpecker ever recorded at more than 60 centimeters long, has not been confirmed in the ...

Researchers have created a detailed, animated 3D model of the imperial woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis), a spectacular bird that has not been confirmed in the wild since 1956. The model, built from ...

A woodpecker becomes trapped inside a building, leading to a challenging rescue as the bird repeatedly moves away from the ...

Gardeners and homeowners will appreciate this one of our woodpecker facts. Don't worry about these birds damaging your trees. The birds prefer dead or dying trees because the trees are insect magnets.

Get the story behind North America’s most distinctive woodpecker. Learn why their loud drumming is about more than simply ...

University of North Texas Ph.D. candidate, Amy Wynia, traveled more than 6,000 miles to Navarino Island in southern-most Chile to explore the forests in search of the Magellanic Woodpecker ...

On March 2, All Things Considered aired a story about a California community that was fighting an onslaught of acorn woodpeckers, a protected species that sometimes makes holes — lots of holes — in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Not seen by scientists since the first specimen was described nearly a century ago, Kaempfer’s woodpecker (Celeus obrieni) was “rediscovered” in ...

In my previous article, I introduced the Grey Heron. Since I started taking an interest in wild birds, I have become more ...