Longleaf Pine once formed one of the most extensive forest ecosystems in North America, covering 90 million acres of the southeastern coastal plain. Today less than 3% of original longleaf habitat remains. It supports one of the highest plant diversity levels of any North American ecosystem and is the sole habitat for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.
Habitat
Fire-maintained sandy coastal plain savannas and hills of the southeastern US
Diet
Seeds eaten by brown-headed nuthatches; critical habitat for red-cockaded woodpecker
How common
Uncommon
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