West Indian woodpecker

Melanerpes superciliaris

The West Indian woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. 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.

The species has been observed to have a polyandrous breeding system, with one female raising two broods with different males concurrently.
West Indian woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) Viñales, Cuba. Dec 23, 2012. Cuba,Geotagged,Melanerpes superciliaris,West Indian woodpecker,Winter

Naming

There are four recognized endemic sub-species in Cuba:

⤷  ''M. s. superciliaris'', Main island and Cayo Cantiles
⤷  ''M. s. murceus'', Isla de Pinos
⤷  ''M. s. florentinoi'', Cayo Largo
⤷  ''M. s. sanfelipensis'', Cayo Real

There are two other sub-species:

⤷  ''M. s. nyeanus'', Grand Bahama and San Salvador I.
⤷  ''M. s. blakei'', Great Abaco I.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
GenusMelanerpes
SpeciesM. superciliaris
Photographed in
Cuba