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Ghost Bird focuses on the search for the ivory-billed woodpecker. This bird is also known as the ghost bird due to the unique nature of people's relation to it. The documentary follows the search among some dedicated birders. While the ivory-billed woodpecker is considered to be extinct, there's been occasional sightings. And within one town in particular.

While the documentary focuses on the search for the bird, the actual focus is on the people involved in the search. It's not only a search for a bird, but a search into the nature of hope and the human spirit. It not only asks if the bird is still alive, but whether hope still lives in the hearts of the people searching for the bird.

Ghost Bird is a 2009 documentary with a runtime of 1 hour and 25 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.3 and a MetaScore of 68.