ID Tips: Ivory-billed Woodpecker vs. Pileated Woodpecker

If you've learned about the Ivory-billed Woodpecker debate, you'll quickly hear about the argument that many supposed Ivory-billed sightings are actually of the common, but similar-looking Pileated Woodpecker. In this video, we break down some of the biggest differences between these two species.

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0:21, 1:05, 3:00, 5:27 Photos by Arthur Allen

Wood Duck in flight at 4:37 by Mark Nenadov (CC by 2.0)
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Red-bellied Woodpecker at 4:46 by Dennis Jarvis (CC by 2.0)
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Blue Jay at 3:07 by J. Meyers (Public Domain)
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3:20 image by Bioldiversity Heritage Library (Public Domain)
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Pileated Woodpecker photo at 3:38 by N. Lewis (Public Domain)
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Black-bellied Whistlin Ducks at 4:41 (Public Domain)
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3:44 Pileated Woodpecker calls and drumming by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 3.0)

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Ivory-billed Woodpecker drawing in flight at 2:28 by pixel sniper (CC by 2.0) at 4:02
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Pileated Woodpecker in flight at 2:21 by Jonathan Nightingale (CC by 2.0) at 4:06
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