# Ivory Biiled Woodpecker Not Extinct.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 28, 2005, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivory-biiled-woodpecker-not-extinct/301531 "2005-04-28T12:21:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivory-biiled-woodpecker-not-extinct/301531/1 "2005-04-28T12:21:33Z")

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Birders take note.

> **[Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Rediscovered in Arkansas](https://www.npr.org/2005/04/28/4622633/ivory-billed-woodpecker-rediscovered-in-arkansas)**
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> Scientists say a rare ivory-billed woodpecker — thought to be extinct — has been found in a remote nature reserve in Arkansas. The sighting was kept secret for a year, in part to protect the habitat.

[ARTIST’S IMAGE](http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2005/apr/woodpecker/blurb200_lg.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivory-biiled-woodpecker-not-extinct/301531/2 "2005-04-28T12:24:34Z")

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DAMMIT!

Somebody beat me to the punch.

> **[The Official Ivory-bill Is Alive Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=314168)**
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> Yay! That’s really all I have to say about it.

Moderators, could you please close my unnecessary thread?

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivory-biiled-woodpecker-not-extinct/301531/3 "2005-04-29T02:39:34Z")

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Sure thing. One pecker thread is plenty.