These European birds resemble a woodpecker that lives in eastern North America. Can you guess which one it is?
Here’s a hint: Black woodpeckers (Dryocopus martius) are in the same genus as the North American bird.
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PILEATED WOODPECKER
The ivory bill makes me think of the Ivory Billed woodpecker. But you say lives, not lived, so I’ll say Pileated Woodpecker. I saw one yesterday in my travels, I forget where.