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billed, has been driven into oblivion within the lifetime of [ many.

In 1939, it was estimated that 22 ivory-billed woodpeckers were still in existence.. Today, the striking black, red and white bird has disappeared forever. No one knows when the last bird died — alone — in some north Florida swamp where the last individuals were seen.

I often think of this extinction when I see a pileated woodpecker; it reminds me of what we have lost.

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