West Indian Woodpecker bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsWest Indian Red-bellied Woodpecker, Cuban Woodpecker, Great Red-bellied Woodpecker, Cuban Red-bellied Woodpecker, Eye-browed Woodpecker, Bahama Woodpecker
Old latin name for birdCenturus superciliaris, Melanerpes supercilaris, Picus superciliaris, Bathoceleus hyphalus
OrderWoodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers / Picidae
GenusMelanerpes
Breeding regionNorth America
Breeding subregionBahamas, Cuba and Cayman Is.

West Indian Woodpecker bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Jon King
    Cuba
  • 2.
    Call, © Jesse Fagan
    Bahamas
  • 3.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Bahamas
  • 4.
    Call, © Brian Henderson
    Cuba
  • 5.
    Call, © David Bradley
    Cuba
  • 6.
    Call, drumming, male, © Gerard Gorman
    Cuba
  • 7.
    Call, © David Bradley
    Cuba
  • 8.
    Drumming, © Gerard Gorman
    Cuba
  • 9.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Cuba
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see West Indian Woodpecker

West Indian Woodpecker subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Melanerpes superciliaris blakeiGreat Abaco I. (n Bahamas)-No
Melanerpes superciliaris caymanensisGrand Cayman I.-No
Melanerpes superciliaris murceusIsle of Pines and nearby islands-No
Melanerpes superciliaris nyeanusGrand Bahama and San Salvador Is.-No
Melanerpes superciliaris superciliarisCuba-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot cellanegre
Chinese大红腹啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)西印度紅腹啄木
Croatianprugastokrili djetlić
Czechdatel karibský, Datel cernobrvý
DanishVestindisk Spætte
DutchBahamaspecht, Bahama-specht
EsperantoNigrabrova melanerpo
Estoniansuur-leeträhn
Finnishkuubanraitatikka
FrenchPic à sourcils noirs
GermanBahama Specht, Bahamaspecht
IcelandicRandaspæta
ItalianPicchio delle Indie Occidentali, Picchio panciarossa
Japaneseマユグロシマセゲラ
Lithuanianbahaminis tamsianugaris genys
Norwegianpalmespett, Palmespett
Norwegian NynorskPalmespett
Polishdzięciur antylski, dzieciur antylski
Portuguesepica-pau-das-antilhas
RussianБахамский меланерпес, Багамский дятел, Багамский меланерпес
SerbianZapadnoindijski detlić
Slovaktesárik pásikavec
SpanishCarpintero Jabado, Carpintero antillano
SwedishBahamaspett, karibspett
TurkishKara Kaşlı Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianгіла багамська