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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Evidence of "Extinct" Woodpecker in Florida, Experts Say


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A female (top) and male ivory-billed woodpecker perch on a tree in this painting from the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America published in 2002.

Scientists are again saying they have found evidence that the bird is not extinct—this time, based on sightings and sound recordings in Florida's panhandle.

Illustration © NGS