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| - | {{stub}} | + | [[Image:Olivaceous_Piculet.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Olivaceous Piculet]]<br />Photo by {{user|Jose+Carlos|Jose Carlos}}]] |
| | Genus: ''Picumnus'' | | Genus: ''Picumnus'' |
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| | ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| - | | + | 27 species of Piculets from [[South America]] (one from [[Asia]]). They are very small Woodpeckers.<br /> |
| | + | Compared to other woodpeckers their tail which has short and only shlightly pointed feathers. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | ''Picumnus'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category:Picidae|Picidae]]. | + | ''Picumnus'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category:Picidae|Picidae]].<br /> |
| | + | Recent studies confirmed that the [[Speckled Piculet]] from Asia belongs to this genus. |
| | {{Nav-Picumnus}} | | {{Nav-Picumnus}} |
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| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol7}} |
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| | [[Category:Picidae]] | | [[Category:Picidae]] |
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Genus: Picumnus
[edit] Description
27 species of Piculets from South America (one from Asia). They are very small Woodpeckers.
Compared to other woodpeckers their tail which has short and only shlightly pointed feathers.
[edit] Taxonomy
Picumnus is a genus in the Family Picidae.
Recent studies confirmed that the Speckled Piculet from Asia belongs to this genus.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2002. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334375
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