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title: "Red-cockaded Woodpecker"
description: "Leuconotopicus borealis — Aves. The red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) is a woodpecker endemic to the southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-cockaded-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-cockaded Woodpecker

> Leuconotopicus borealis — Aves. The red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) is a woodpecker endemic to the southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Leuconotopicus borealis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2896
- iNaturalist taxon: [1651486](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1651486)

## Names

- en: Red-cockaded Woodpecker
- de: Kokardenspecht
- es: Pico de Florida
- fr: Pic à face blanche

## Countries with the most observations

US (2693)

## Summary

The red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) is a woodpecker endemic to the southeastern United States.  It is a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-cockaded_woodpecker

## Photo

![Red-cockaded Woodpecker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-cockaded-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Henggang Cui · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253524610

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-cockaded-woodpecker?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).