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This search box can be used to find bird species using bird's english, french or latin name.

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Woodpeckers, Flickers & Sapsuckers

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Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Woodpeckers

There are at least 2 types of woodpeckers seen in Cuba, which does not include the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, or the Yellow-shafted Flicker, nor the Fernandina's Flicker, which is a native flicker to Cuba.

The Cuban Green Woodpecker is a native bird to Cuba along with the West Indian Woodpecker and they are the only two woodpeckers seen in Cuba. These two very attractive woodpeckers are common and easy to locate.

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker, last seen as late as the 1980's according to claims by birders, was once a woodpecker listed on Cuba's bird list.

Click on bird images or names to see pictures of the Woodpeckers seen in Cuba

Cuban Green Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

West Indian Woodpecker

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

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