Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Picinae Scientific name Xiphidiopicus percussus Higher classification Xiphidiopicus Order Piciformes | Family Picidae Tribe Dendropicini Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Genus Xiphidiopicus
Bonaparte, 1854 Similar Fernandina's flicker, West Indian woodpecker, Jamaican woodpecker, Stierling's woodpecker, Mombasa woodpecker | ||
The Cuban green woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is monotypic within the genus Xiphidiopicus. It is endemic to Cuba.
A distinctive, relatively small woodpecker of the general size and shape of a sapsucker, occasionally appearing crested, with bright olive-green upperparts and yellow underparts. Nape and upper breast are bright red with some black bases to feathers usually visible, with black chin and throat; red crown in males, black crown striped white in females. White face and supercilium, punctuated by black border to cheek. Yellow breast is streaked with black or greenish-black, yellow on flanks barred with black. The crissum (the area around the cloaca) is yellow with black barring. Females are significantly smaller than the male, generally shorter-billed. Juveniles are generally duller in plumage, showing more barring and streaking below. It measures 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in) in length and weighs 48–97 g (1.7–3.4 oz).
Its natural habitats are dry forests, lowland moist forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Cuban green woodpecker
