Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus)
Male Cuban Green Woodpecker, La Güra, Cuba, February 2005 - click for larger image

Cuba
February 2005

The Cuban Green Woodpecker is endemic to Cuba where it is found in dry forest, pine forest and coastal vegetation.

It has a bright olive green back while underparts are yellow with dark streaks.

Cuban Green Woodpecker, La Güra, Cuba, February 2005 - click for larger image Both sexes have a mostly white head with a thick black stripe behind the eye and a small red patch on the throat. The male has a red crown from forehead to nape as in photo 4 while the female has a black forecrown with white streaks and only the nape is red as can be seen in photo 3. The female also has a slightly shorter bill and is noticeably smaller when seen together.
Female Cuban Green Woodpecker, La Güra, Cuba, February 2005 - click for larger image
Male Cuban Green Woodpecker, Soplillar, Zapata Swamp, Cuba, February 2005 - click for larger image
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