The West Indian woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Cuba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and heavily degraded former forests. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1827)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.73 pl.433
Protonym:
Picus superciliaris
Type locality:
Cuba.
Avibase ID:
0B09B2B53A49A4A3
Avibase ID:
avibase-0B09B2B5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0B09B2B5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553993
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pic à sourcils noirs ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pic à sourcils noirs ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Bahama Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Great Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Great Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: West Indian Woodpecker ( Melanerpes superciliaris) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melanerpes superciliaris [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melanerpes superciliaris [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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