Colaptes fernandinae

Specific details are unknown.

The Cuban winged shark is distributed in Central America, between North and South America, including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, 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.

The scientific name of the Cuban flapping bird is Colaptes fernandinae, also known as Fernandina's flicker. It usually builds its own nest or occupies the nest of other woodpeckers. Both parents jointly hatch eggs and raise young birds. Their homes are often invaded by starlings and their eggs are stolen; Sometimes their cubs become lunch for red squirrels; As adults, it may become food for falcons.

Listed in the IUCN ver 3.1:2009 Red List of Birds - Vulnerable (VU).

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