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West Indian Woodpecker
Melanerpes superciliaris (Temminck, 1827)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
West Indian Woodpecker, Melanerpes superciliaris, is a woodpecker of the Bahamas, Cuba and the Cayman Islands. It is a resident bird within its range and is linked to wooded places, with the Cuban and Isla de la Juventud populations using a wide spread of tree cover, especially where royal palms are plentiful, from sea level to 1,000 m. On San Salvador it is largely tied to dense broadleaf coppice with dead sabal palms. The Grand Cayman birds favour wooded limestone ground with sparse, low vegetation, while the Abaco birds use many woodland types and also occur in residential areas.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- North America: Bahamas, Cuba and Cayman Is.
