Longest-lived woodpecker species
- Who
- Red-bellied woodpecker
- Where
- Canada
- When
- 1500 BC
The longest-lived species of woodpecker is the red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus. Native to deciduous forests and with a breeding range spanning southern Canada and the northeastern USA, this species is known to live up to 20.7 years in the wild state.