Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker
| Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker | |
|---|---|
| A male Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker photographed by John Dennis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Campephilus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. p. bairdii |
| Trinomial name | |
| Campephilus principalis bairdii (Cassin, 1863) | |
The Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker (Spanish: carpintero real) (Campephilus principalis bairdii) is a subspecies of the ivory-billed woodpecker native to Cuba. Originally classified as a separate species, recent research has indicated that C. p. bairdii may, in fact, be sufficiently distinct from the nominate subspecies to once again be regarded as a species in its own right.
There have been no confirmed sightings of the bird since 1987; it is generally believed to be extinct, although the survival of some individuals is considered a remote possibility.
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