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title: "West Indian Woodpecker"
description: "Melanerpes superciliaris — Uccelli. The West Indian woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/west-indian-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# West Indian Woodpecker

> Melanerpes superciliaris — Uccelli. The West Indian woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Melanerpes superciliaris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 776
- Wikidata: [Q800209](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q800209)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18193](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18193)

## Names

- en: West Indian Woodpecker
- de: Bahamaspecht
- es: Carpintero caribeño
- fr: Pic à sourcils noirs
- nl: Bahamaspecht
- pl: Dzięciur antylski

## Countries with the most observations

CU (526), KY (188), BS (30)

## Summary

The West Indian woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and Cuba.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indian_woodpecker

## Photo

![West Indian Woodpecker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/west-indian-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105316065

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/west-indian-woodpecker?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).