Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus) - HBW 7, p. 454
French: Pic poignardé
German: Blutfleckspecht
Spanish: Carpintero Tajá
Other common names: Cuban Woodpecker
Taxonomy: Picus percussus Temminck, 1826, Cuba.
Distinctive, with no very close relatives. Four additional races have been named, but species exhibits considerable variation in size and coloration throughout range, and much overlap in characters among different populations; thus, described races monticola (E Cuba) and cocoensis (Cayo Coco and nearby cays) are regarded as synonyms of nominate race, and gloriae (Cantiles Keys) and marthae (Cayo Caballones) as synonyms of insulaepinorum. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- percussus (Temminck, 1826) - Cuba, including archipelagos of Sabana and Camagüey.
- insulaepinorum Bangs, 1910 - I of Pines, Cantiles Keys and Archipiélago Jardines de la Reina (Cayo Caballones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female moving within a tree Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp percussus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2004 8 years ago 41 sec 4.8 -
Bird foraging on dead branch Locality La Belén Reserve, Camagüey Province, Cuba (ssp percussus)
Desmond Allen 5 March 2013 5 weeks ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A female on a dead tree Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp percussus)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2004 7 years ago 26 sec 4.3 -
A female on a dead tree and flying away Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp percussus)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2004 7 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
A female pecking on a branch Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp percussus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2004 8 years ago 23 sec 3.3 -
A bird in a tree Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp percussus)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2004 7 years ago 12 sec 3.2
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Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus)
Locality El Soplillar, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Manfred Bienert 22 March 2012 30 weeks ago 4.4 -
Seen at the nest hole, on eggs in February.
Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba
David Lingard 14 February 2012 1 year ago 4.4 -
Striking male Cuban Green Woodpecker.
Locality Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Carlos Rodriguez 10 September 2010 23 weeks ago 4 -
Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus)
Locality El Soplillar, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Manfred Bienert 22 March 2012 30 weeks ago 4 -
Bird in flowering tree
Locality Cayo Guillermo, Cuba
Desmond Allen 6 March 2013 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
Bird feeding with tongue on dead branch
Locality La Belén Reserve, Camagüey Province, Cuba (ssp percussus)
Desmond Allen 5 March 2013 6 weeks ago 3.8
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An adult gives a single call just after taking food to its nest hole Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba
(ssp percussus)
Joe Angseesing 2 April 2007 3 years ago 4
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