Far from being destroyed, a naturally burned forest harbors extraordinarily rich biological diversity, and there's no better flagship species to help us embrace that than the black-backed woodpecker.

Wildfires consume all and leave little more than ashes in their wake—but that’s hardly enough to stop these animals from ...

Length 7". The barred black-and-white back pattern of the ladder-backed woodpecker extends up to the hindneck, with very little solid black on the upper back. The underparts are tinged creamy or ...

sometimes recognized). Length 9". All red-bellied woodpeckers show a black-and-white barred back, white uppertail coverts, grayish white underparts, black chevrons on the lower flanks and ...

This bold type of woodpecker has a large, scarlet-colored head and spiky bill—and it’s skilled at catching insects midair. Both sexes sport a white belly, black back and white wing patches.