one of the top 10 most endangered animals is the ivory-billed woodpecker which may be extinct. it's scientific name is (campephilus principalis). the place it lives in the world is southeastern united states, and cuba. the biome it lives in is a virgin forests. a description of the habitat it lives in is thick hardwood swamps and pine forests, with large amounts of dead and decaying trees. the things it needs to survive other than food are it's habitat and the ferchers of it like it's enormous white bill to hammer, wedge,and peel the bark off dead trees to find the insects and These birds need about 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) per pair so they can find enough food to feed their young and themselves. it's diet is consisted of larvae of wood-boring beetles, but also eat seeds, fruit, and other insects. it is hunted by raccoons, opossums, fox's, and hunters. it is a secondary consumer because it eats a primary consumer, beetles. it is endangered because it is hunted. it travels in pairs and lives with pair. it finds a mate every year and thay mate for life. the way they care for their babies is both male and female sit on the eggs and they stay with them for up to two mounths. people are trying to protect it with laws from (iucn) or international union for conservation of nature and (aba) or the american birding association. this is a picture of the ivory-billed woodpecker.
