Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Cuban Fluttering Wing
- Scientific name: Colaptes fernandinae, Fernandina's flicker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Genus and family: Order Vulpecula, Family Woodpeckers, Genus *Vulpecula*
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The Cuban flutter-winged bird is distributed in Central America, located between North and South America, including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and other countries and regions.
Appearance
Details are unknown.
Detailed introduction
The Cuban Flicker, scientifically known as *Colaptes fernandinae*, typically builds its own nest or takes over the nests of other woodpeckers. Both parents share the responsibility of incubating the eggs and raising the chicks. Their nests are frequently invaded by birds such as mynas, whose eggs are stolen; sometimes their chicks become lunch for red squirrels; and as adults, they may become prey for hawks and falcons.
Listed as Vulnerable (VU) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver 3.1: 2009).
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