Cuban Green Woodpecker
Xiphidiopicus percussus(Temminck, CJ, 1826)
English (US) Cuban Green Woodpecker
The Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Xiphidiopicus percussus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cuban Green Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Xiphidiopicus percussus percussus
- Xiphidiopicus percussus insulaepinorum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus percussus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
- Type locality
- Cuba.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.66, vol.4 pl.390
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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