Imperial woodpecker: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the imperial woodpecker lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Campephilus imperialis
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Piciformes
Family	Picidae

Where does the imperial woodpecker live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the imperial woodpecker in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the imperial woodpecker endangered?

The imperial woodpecker’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the imperial woodpecker?

The imperial woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis) is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Picidae, genus Campephilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the imperial woodpecker

The imperial woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis) is a woodpecker species endemic to Mexico. Measuring approximately 56–60 cm (22–23.5 in) in length, it is the largest known woodpecker. Because of its close taxonomic relationship and resemblance to the ivory-billed woodpecker (C. principalis), it is sometimes referred to as the Mexican ivory-billed woodpecker. However, this name has also been applied to the extant pale-billed woodpecker (C. guatemalensis). The bird was well known to the Indigenous peoples of Mexico, who had several names for the species. It was called cuauhtotomomi in Nahuatl, uagam by the Tepehuán and cumecócari by the Tarahumara.

There have been no confirmed sightings since 1956. The species is generally considered extinct, although the possibility that a small number of individuals survive in remote areas of its former range has not been completely ruled out.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Imperial woodpecker (revision 1373444557), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q852622 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).