Fernandina's Flicker

Fernandina's flicker is a medium-sized woodpecker, ranging in length from 14–15 in (36–38 cm). Birds of central Cuba are generally somewhat smaller than those from eastern and western Cuba. On males, the crown and nape are buffy cinnamon, with fine black streaking and occasional tinges of red. The ear-coverts are a buffish-yellow to cinnamon. The chin and throat are off-white with heavy black streaking; males have a distinctive black malar stripe, while in females the black malar is instead heavily streaked with white. Voice: It is not especially noisy outside of the breeding season. The Fernandina's flicker's calls include a repeated wicka (the onomatopoeic sound which gives the genus its common name), a loud pic-pic-pic-pic-pic-pic, which is slower lower-pitched than the similar calls of the northern flicker (Colaptes auratus), and a nasal ch-ch-ch during breeding.