Cuban green woodpecker


The Cuban green woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is the only species within the genus Xiphidiopicus and is endemic to Cuba.

Description

A distinctive, relatively small woodpecker of the general size and shape of a sapsucker, the Cuban green woodpecker occasionally appears crested, with bright olive-green overparts and yellow underparts. The nape and upper breast are bright red, with some black bases to feathers usually visible, with a black chin and throat; the crown is red in males and black with white stripes in females. The species has a white face and supercilium, punctuated by a black border to the cheek. The yellow breast is streaked with black or greenish-black, with the flanks yellow barred with black. The crissum is yellow with black barring. Females are significantly smaller than the male and generally shorter-billed. Juveniles are generally duller in plumage, showing more barring and streaking below. It typically measures in length and weighs.

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Subspecies

The species is divided into the following subspecies:
Its natural habitats are dry forests, lowland moist forests, and heavily degraded former forest.