Cuban Green Woodpecker
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Woodpeckers

Cuban Green Woodpecker

Xiphidiopicus percussus

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Cuba
Family
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Order
Piciformes

Overview

The Cuban green woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus) is a species of woodpecker in the family Picidae and tribe Melanerpini, known locally in Cuban Spanish as carpintero verde (literally "green woodpecker"). It is the only species within the genus Xiphidiopicus and is one of two woodpeckers endemic to Cuba, along with the likely-extinct Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker. It is the most widespread and common woodpecker in Cuba, inhabiting primarily woodlands, as well as dry and wet forests, pine forests and mangroves. The population of the Cuban green woodpecker is stable and its status is listed as "Least Concern".

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Last updated September 29, 2026.