Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker

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 Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker since 1987. It is believed to have gone extinct around 1990, but it is currently evaluated by the IUCN as critically endangered, as the survival of small populations is considered a remote possibility and due to unconfirmed reports. However, much like its mainland counterpart, these sightings and reports are widely disputed and polemic.