WOODPECKERS

The East Texas pineywoods supports more species of woodpeckers than any other region of the state. The Ivory-billed woodpecker once lived in East Texas, but is now believed to be extinct.

Newton County TX ranked second in 1999 for Woodpecker sightings. The Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker and Yellow-bellied Woodpecker are plentiful in our pineywoods.

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker	Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker	Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker	Red-bellied	Red-bellied
Red-bellied	Red-bellied	Pileated	.