West Indian Woodpecker

Melanerpes superciliaris - Pic à sourcils noirs

Systematics

Order
:
Piciformes
Family
:
Picidés
Genus
:
Melanerpes
Species
:
superciliaris

Descriptor

Temminck, 1827

Biometrics

Size
: 32 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 83 à 126 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Melanerpes superciliaris superciliaris (Cuba)
Melanerpes superciliaris nyeanus (Grand Bahama and San Salvador Is.)
Melanerpes superciliaris blakei (Great Abaco I.. n Bahamas.)
Melanerpes superciliaris murceus (Isle of Pines and nearby islands)
Melanerpes superciliaris caymanensis (Grand Cayman I.)

Foreign names

Pic à sourcils noirs,
Carpintero antillano,
pica-pau-das-antilhas,
Bahamaspecht,
Bahamaspecht,
Picchio delle Indie Occidentali,
karibspett,
Palmespett,
tesárik pásikavec,
datel karibský,
Vestindisk Spætte,
kuubanraitatikka,
picot cellanegre,
dzięciur antylski,
Багамский меланерпес,
マユグロシマセゲラ,
大红腹啄木鸟,
karibspett,
西印度紅腹啄木,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas