Fernandina's Flicker

Colaptes fernandinae

The Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) is a bird found in Cuba. Found in Cuba. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Colaptes fernandinae
Region	North America
Found in	Cuba

🏡 Where the Fernandina's Flicker lives

Found in Cuba.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 135 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Hear the Fernandina's Flicker

Recorded by Tomas Carlberg (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC174944. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Fernandina's Flicker

Where does the Fernandina's Flicker live?

The Fernandina's Flicker lives in Cuba. Found in Cuba.

What does the Fernandina's Flicker eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), seeds and nuts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Fernandina's Flicker endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.