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Blurry videos are prodding officials to rethink whether this bird is extinct,The U.S. government is holding off on its decision to declare the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct, saying it needs more time to consider all the video and photo evidence.

Blurry videos are prodding officials to rethink whether this bird is extinctNobody has seen one in nearly 80 years. Or at least those who have spotted it have trouble convincing others of what they saw: a red-crowned bird so awe-inspiring it’s nicknamed the Lord God Bird.

Now fuzzy photos and videos taken in recent years by professional biologists and amateur birdwatchers have prompted U.S. officials to hold off declaring the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct for now.

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