Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae)

Other Names (World)
Fernandina's Flicker, Cuban Flicker, Cuban Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vigors, 1827

Habitat
Pastures, swamps, forest edge and dense woodland, palm-savanna.

Range (Guide)

Cuba (B) (NB).

Cuba (distribution now very patchy).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 600 - 800 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and clearance for agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Variable, including a descending 'peah' and a kind of 'Krrr', resembling that of the West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris). Often quiet.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) [XC174944]
by Diana Doyle from Soplillar, Matanzas Province, Cuba (call)

Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) [XC256813]
by Hans Matheve from Hacienda Cortina, La Guira NP, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba (call)

Subspecies
Formerly separated in monotypic genus Nesoceleus.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Cuban subspecies chrysocaulosus of Yellow-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus) which is more strikingly marked and more arboreal.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Fernandinas Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) - 10 files

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