Cuban green woodpecker

Cuban green woodpecker
Male (X. p. percussus)
Female (X. p. percussus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Xiphidiopicus
Bonaparte, 1854
Species:
X. percussus
Binomial name
Xiphidiopicus percussus
(Temminck, 1826)

The Cuban green woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus) is a species of woodpecker in the family Picidae and tribe Melanerpini, known locally in Cuban Spanish as carpintero verde (literally "green woodpecker").[2] It is the only species within the genus Xiphidiopicus[3] and is one of two woodpeckers endemic to Cuba. It is the most widespread and common woodpecker in Cuba, inhabiting primarily woodlands, as well as dry and wet forests, pine forests and mangroves.[4][5][6] The population of the Cuban green woodpecker is stable and its status is listed as "Least Concern".[5]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Xiphidiopicus percussus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680880A92884382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680880A92884382.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Birds of Cuba – An Internet Field Guide to Rare Cuban Birds". cubaexplorer.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  3. ^ Shakya, Subir B.; Fuchs, Jérôme; Pons, Jean-Marc; Sheldon, Frederick H. (November 2017). "Tapping the woodpecker tree for evolutionary insight". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 116: 182–191. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.005. PMID 28890006.
  4. ^ "Cuban Green Woodpecker". www.oiseaux-birds.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. ^ a b Farnsworth, Andrew (2020-03-04). "Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus)". Birds of the World.
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