Status of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker in Texas, 1985-1987

Brent Ortego; Richard N. Conner; Craig Rudolph

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Status of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker in Texas, 1985-1987

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Authors:

Brent Ortego, Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph

Year:

1988

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 21(1-2):22-25

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Abstract

The Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) was once a common species across the Southeastern United States. The species is specialized to live in old growth, open, park-like stands of pine. As the virgin pine forests in Texas were harvested, Red-cockaded Woodpecker populations declined (Hooper et al. 1980).

Keywords

red-cockaded woodpecker, old growth, conservation, Texas

Citation

Ortego, Brent; Conner, Richard N.; Rudolph, Craig. 1988. Status of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker in Texas, 1985-1987. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 21(1-2):22-25.