Yes, but is making a nice resurgance due to many areas of pine forests being preserved.
Red cockaded woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker was created in 1809.
The red cockaded woodpecker, found from coastal Virginia to Texas, is listed as "Vulnerable".
Ivory billed woodpecker, Bachman's warbler, Kirtland's warbler, red cockaded woodpecker, Bewick's wren.
Native species there which are endangered are the red cockaded woodpecker, critically endangered Bachman's warbler (possibly extinct), ivory billed woodpecker (critically endangered) eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
Red cockaded woodpeckers live in southern pine forests of the U.S.
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The red cockaded woodpecker is a species of southern pine forests, and is threatened by habitat loss, although there has been some resurgence of late.
The endangered red cockaded woodpecker is at home in the longleaf pine forests of the U.S. south. The unique thing about them is, when building the nest, they make several holes around the entrance to allow sticky pine sap to flow around the cavity entrance, to deter predators such as rat snakes.
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- The red-cockaded woodpecker was one of the first birds protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and people have been trying to bring its numbers up ever since. The first thing to do was stop chopping down their nest trees, and the ESA protected the birds' critical habitat.
Officialy, the red cockaded woodpecker of the U.S. southeast is endangered, but there has been some resurgence of late, and the population is increasing. The species requires large stands of loblolly pine, and many of these forests were clear cut by greedy lumber interests during the 40's and 50's. This species has been upgraded to "Threatened " status now, no longer endangered.