{"id":737,"date":"2022-01-11T16:43:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T15:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/?post_type=post_faune&#038;p=737"},"modified":"2025-09-30T22:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:36:36","slug":"pic-de-la-guadeloupe-toto-bwa","status":"publish","type":"post_faune","link":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/faune-caribeenne\/pic-de-la-guadeloupe-toto-bwa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guadeloupe Woodpecker (Toto bwa)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guadeloupe woodpecker, an endemic and protected species in Guadeloupe, is the only resident woodpecker in the Lesser Antilles. It is recognized by its red throat and belly, which contrast with its black plumage. Its wings are metallic blue, and its legs are gray-green. The male\u2019s beak is longer than its head, unlike the female. It measures 26\u201328 cm and feeds on termites, ants, larvae, and small fruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the breeding season, the male \u201cdrums\u201d on resonant surfaces, such as tree trunks, to signal his presence to females. Both parents excavate a nest in a tree trunk, where the female lays up to 3 eggs per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It favors forested areas, swamps, and mangroves in Guadeloupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Threats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary cause of its decline is deforestation (from timber production, urbanization, etc.). Predation by rats, which kill young woodpeckers, is also a major threat. In 2007, a study estimated the Guadeloupe population at 19,527 breeding pairs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2085\" style=\"width:435px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le pic de la Guadeloupe, esp\u00e8ce end\u00e9mique et prot\u00e9g\u00e9e en Guadeloupe, est le seul pic s\u00e9dentaire des Petites Antilles. On le reconna\u00eet \u00e0 sa gorge et son ventre rouge qui contraste avec son plumage noir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":738,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categorie_faune":[47,80,78,18],"class_list":["post-737","post_faune","type-post_faune","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie_faune-foret-humide","categorie_faune-foret-marecageuse","categorie_faune-foret-seche","categorie_faune-mangrove"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_faune\/737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_faune"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post_faune"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorie_faune","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie_faune?post=737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}