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− | [[Image:OcellatedPiculetmaleSJ2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|<br />Photo | + | [[Image:OcellatedPiculetmaleSJ2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male, subspecies ''jelskii''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Finca Santa Rosa, ViRica, Oxapampa, [[Peru]], August 2017]] |
;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] dorbygnianus | ;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] dorbygnianus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 10cm. A pale-looking Piculet. | + | [[Image:Ocellated Piculet femaleSJ.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Female, subspecies ''jelskii''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Finca Santa Rosa, ViRica, Oxapampa, [[Peru]], August 2017]] |
+ | 10cm (4 in). A pale-looking Piculet. | ||
* Black top of head with white feather tips, male with broad red feather tips on crown | * Black top of head with white feather tips, male with broad red feather tips on crown | ||
− | * Buffish-white lores and nasal tufts | + | * Buffish-white [[Topography#Heads|lores]] and nasal tufts |
− | * Buff-brown cheeks and ear-coverts streaked whitish, bordered above by short white stripe behind eye | + | * Buff-brown cheeks and ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] streaked whitish, bordered above by short white stripe behind eye |
* Buffy-white neck sides with darker streaking | * Buffy-white neck sides with darker streaking | ||
* Pale grey-brown upperparts | * Pale grey-brown upperparts | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Peru]].<br /> | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Peru]].<br /> |
Uncommon to locally common in its range. | Uncommon to locally common in its range. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Two subspecies recognized: | Two subspecies recognized: | ||
* ''P. d. jelskii'' in the Andes of eastern [[Peru]] | * ''P. d. jelskii'' in the Andes of eastern [[Peru]] | ||
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Occurs between 900m - 2500m, 1100m - 2200m in [[Peru]]. | Occurs between 900m - 2500m, 1100m - 2200m in [[Peru]]. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
No information about diet. | No information about diet. | ||
Usually seen in pairs or singly. Often in mixed-species flocks.<br /> | Usually seen in pairs or singly. Often in mixed-species flocks.<br /> | ||
− | Often hangs upside-down on twigs and branches like a nuthatch. | + | Often hangs upside-down on twigs and branches like a nuthatch. |
− | No definite information about breeding. Breeds probably before December. | + | ====Breeding==== |
+ | No definite information about breeding. Breeds probably before December. | ||
+ | ====Movements==== | ||
A resident species with some possible vertical movements. | A resident species with some possible vertical movements. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-HBWVol7}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Latest revision as of 22:47, 3 November 2017
- Picumnus dorbygnianus
Identification
10cm (4 in). A pale-looking Piculet.
- Black top of head with white feather tips, male with broad red feather tips on crown
- Buffish-white lores and nasal tufts
- Buff-brown cheeks and ear-coverts streaked whitish, bordered above by short white stripe behind eye
- Buffy-white neck sides with darker streaking
- Pale grey-brown upperparts
- White underparts with darker feather edges giving scaly appearance, lower belly unmarked
Juveniles are duller and slightly darker than adults, diffusely barred above and below.
Distribution
South America: found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.
Uncommon to locally common in its range.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized:
- P. d. jelskii in the Andes of eastern Peru
- P. d. dorbygnianus in central Bolivia and extreme northwest Argentina
Forms a superspecies with White-barred Piculet and Ochre-collared Piculet.
Habitat
Moist montanes with many epiphytes, tall bushes in transitional forest in Argentina.
Occurs between 900m - 2500m, 1100m - 2200m in Peru.
Behaviour
Diet
No information about diet.
Usually seen in pairs or singly. Often in mixed-species flocks.
Often hangs upside-down on twigs and branches like a nuthatch.
Breeding
No definite information about breeding. Breeds probably before December.
Movements
A resident species with some possible vertical movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ocellated Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ocellated_Piculet