Overview
General Information

22 cm. Rather small black-and-white woodpecker with longish bill. Above black barred white. Below white with black spots on flanks. Black crown, nape and moustachial stripe border white cheeks and side of neck. Male has small red mark on the side of nape. Juvenile browner with variable extent of red on crown.

Current Listing Status:
Date Listed:1970-10-13 00:00:00.0
Lead Region: Southeast Region (Region 4)

States/US Territories in which the Red-cockaded woodpecker is known to occur:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

USFWS Refuges in which the Red-cockaded woodpecker is known to occur:  ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CAROLINA SANDHILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, D'ARBONNE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, FELSENTHAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, FLORIDA PANTHER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, MISSISSIPPI SANDHILL CRANE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NOXUBEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, PEE DEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, PIEDMONT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SANTEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ST. MARKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, UPPER OUACHITA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

For more information, please see: 

Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents

Date Citation Page Title

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09/12/2005 70 FR 53807 53808 5-Year Review of Eight Southeastern Species
03/20/2003 68 FR 13719 13720 Notice of Availability of the Second Revision of the Recovery Plan for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
11/21/2002 67 FR 70237 70240 Reopening of Public Comment Period for the Technical/Agency Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
06/28/2002 67 FR 43678 43680 Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit by Woodlands Group L.L.C. in Livingston Parish, LA
04/17/2001 66 FR 19792 19794 Availability of a Draft Combined Environmental Assessment and Habitat Conservation Plan, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Notice of Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit by Plum Creek Timber Company for Forest Management and Timber Harvest on Plum Creek Lands in Arkansas and Louisiana

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Recovery Summary

Current Recovery Plan(s)
Plan Date Title Plan Status
03/20/2003 Red-cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan, Second Revision Final Revision 2

Other Recovery Documents
Doc Date Citation Page Title Document Type
09/12/2005 70 FR 53807 53808 5-Year Review of Eight Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review
    • 03/20/2003 68 FR 13719 13720 Notice of Availability of the Second Revision of the Recovery Plan for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
    • 09/13/2000 65 FR 55269 Notice of Availability of a Technical/Agency Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) for Review and Comment
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
    • Five Year Review
    Date Title
    10/05/2006 Red-cockaded Woodpecker 5-Year Review

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    Critical Habitat


    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Red-cockaded woodpecker.

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    Conservation Plans

    Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP):
    HCP Plan Summaries HCP Plan Documents
    Ben McCutcheon N/A
    Charles Ingram Lumber Co., Amos McLeod N/A
    Cone, Ben (Cone's Folly) N/A
    Cooper-Turner N/A
    Friendfield Plantation, Inc. N/A
    Gasque/Felkel N/A
    Holnam, Inc./HCR Limestone N/A
    Jack Primus Tract N/A
    Litchfield Company N/A
    Misstex Red-cockaded Woodpecker HCP N/A
    On Top of the World N/A
    Plum Creek Timber Company N/A
    Potlatch N/A
    Red Oak Timber Co. N/A
    State of Georgia N/A
    Vestcor Fund XV, Limited N/A
    Virginia-Carolina Properties RCW HCP N/A
    Windover Farms/Pineda Crossing N/A
    Woodlands Group LLC N/A

    Safe Harbor Agreements (SHA):
    SHA Plan Summaries SHA Plan Documents
    A Plan to Provide Safe Harbor Assurances to Landowners in VA who Voluntarily Agree to Enhance Habitat for the Endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker N/A
    AL DCNR Statewide RCW N/A
    Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission RCW Statewide N/A
    GA DNR Statewide RCW N/A
    GA DNR Statewide RCW Amendment 1 N/A
    GA DNR Statewide RCW HCP & SHA - Amendment #2 N/A
    LA DWF Statewide RCW N/A
    MSU Safe Harbor for RCW on the John W. Starr Memorial Forest N/A
    Martin Branch Woodland Tract (Lambert) SHA N/A
    NC Sandhills RCW N/A
    NC Statewide RCW N/A
    SC DNR Statewide RCW N/A
    Texas State-wide Red-Cockaded Woodpecker "Safe Harbor" Plan N/A

    Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCA):

    No Candidate Conservation Agreements exist for the Red-cockaded woodpecker.

    Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA):

    No Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances exist for the Red-cockaded woodpecker.

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    Petitions


    No petition findings have been published for the Red-cockaded woodpecker.


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    Life History


    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.


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    Other Resources

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