Cuban green woodpecker

The Cuban green woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is the only species within the genus Xiphidiopicus[2] and is endemic to Cuba.

Cuban green woodpecker
Male (X. p. percussus)
Female (X. p. percussus)

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Xiphidiopicus
Bonaparte, 1854
Species:
X. percussus
Binomial name
Xiphidiopicus percussus
(Temminck, 1826)

Description

A distinctive, relatively small woodpecker of the general size and shape of a sapsucker, the Cuban green woodpecker occasionally appears crested, with bright olive-green overparts and yellow underparts. The nape and upper breast are bright red, with some black bases to feathers usually visible, with a black chin and throat; the crown is red in males and black with white stripes in females. The species has a white face and supercilium, punctuated by a black border to the cheek. The yellow breast is streaked with black or greenish-black, with the flanks yellow barred with black. The crissum (the area around the cloaca) is yellow with black barring. Females are significantly smaller than the male and generally shorter-billed. Juveniles are generally duller in plumage, showing more barring and streaking below. It typically measures 21 to 25 cm (8.3 to 9.8 in) in length and weighs 48 to 97 g (1.7 to 3.4 oz).[3]

  • Juvenile (X. p. percussus)
  • Excavating a nest from an arboreal termite nest

Subspecies

The species is divided into the following subspecies:

  • X. p. cocoensis
  • X. p. gloriae
  • X. p. insulaepinorum
  • X. p. marthae
  • X. p. monticola
  • X. p. percussus

Habitat

Its natural habitats are dry forests, lowland moist forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

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References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Xiphidiopicus percussus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "ITIS Report: Xiphidiopicus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. Farnsworth, Andrew (2012). Schulenberg, T.S. (ed.). "Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus)". Neotropical Birds Online. Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 11 October 2011.


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