Colaptes fernandinae
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Fernandina's flicker (Colaptes fernandinae), also known as the Cuban flicker, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. Endemic to Cuba, it is severely threatened by habitat loss and is one of the most endangered species of woodpecker in the world.
The species was originally described by Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1827, based on a holotype specimen collected from near Havana. The specific epithet, fernandinae, references José María Herrera y Herrera, Second Conde de Fernandina, a wealthy Cuban noble who operated several sugar cane plantations. In 1873, based primarily on a lack of feather covering over the nostrils, a streaked crown, and a completely barred tail whch lacks any solidly black area, it was reassigned by English zoologist Philip Sclater and English naturalist Osbert Salvin to a newly erected monotypic genus, Nesoceleus. In 1965, it was placed back in genus Colaptes by American ornithologist Lester L. Short due to lacking sufficiently divergent traits to warrant status as a monotypic genus.
It is the most basal species within Colaptes. Fernandina's flicker likely originated from North American flicker ancestors, which date to... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fernandina's Flicker sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 177 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fernandina's Flicker in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months. That is one of Ciénaga de Zapata's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 15 mm in February. September has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fernandina's Flicker sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Ciénaga de Zapata, in our data
Ciénaga de Zapata is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Fernandina's Flicker sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fernandina's Flicker is recorded against all the birds logged in Ciénaga de Zapata (58 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
