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Nobody has seen one in nearly 80 years. Or at least those who have spotted it have trouble convincing others of what they saw: a red-crowned bird so awe-inspiring it's nicknamed the Lord God Bird.
Fuzzy pictures resembling the ivory-billed woodpecker prompted officials to hold on announcing the official extinction of the 'Lord God Bird.' Read more here.
In 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing the ivory-billed woodpecker from the Endangered Species Act list, arguing the bird no longer needed protection because none were left. But on Monday, agency officials said they are giving themselves more time to consider all the evidence before making that decision final.
Experts say the ivory-billed woodpecker is probably extinct. Others think they’re wrong – and that the natural world still holds some surprises.
This bird disappeared from the planet in 1944. Now, it ma y be alive and well in Louisiana. Ornithologists say they have proof of the long-gone woodpecker.