Higher classification Melanerpes | Genus Melanerpes Phylum Chordata Rank Species Family Picidae | |
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Similar Woodpecker, Bird, Cuban green woodpecker, Fernandina's flicker, Melanerpes | ||
West indian woodpecker
The West Indian woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Cuba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
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The species has been observed to have a polyandrous breeding system, with one female raising two broods with different males concurrently.
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Sub species
There are four recognized endemic sub-species in Cuba:
There are two other sub-species:
References
West Indian woodpecker Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA