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;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] fulvescens | ;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] fulvescens | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | [[Image:FemaleTawnyPiculetXP.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:FemaleTawnyPiculetXP.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Francisco Paludo}}<br />Arajara Park, Barbalha, CE, [[Brazil]], July, 2017]] |
| − | 10cm. A tiny woodpecker. | + | 10cm (4 in). A tiny woodpecker. |
* Rich brown underparts | * Rich brown underparts | ||
* Faint pale streaks on breast | * Faint pale streaks on breast | ||
* Brown upperparts and wings | * Brown upperparts and wings | ||
* Black crown with white spots, male with red spots on crown | * Black crown with white spots, male with red spots on crown | ||
| − | * Brown ear-coverts | + | * Brown ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] |
Juvenile undescribed. | Juvenile undescribed. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Occurs from lowlands up to 950m. | Occurs from lowlands up to 950m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | No information about diet and breeding. | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | No information about diet and breeding. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
Presumably a resident species. | Presumably a resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-HBWVol7}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 00:35, 18 September 2017
- Picumnus fulvescens
Identification
10cm (4 in). A tiny woodpecker.
- Rich brown underparts
- Faint pale streaks on breast
- Brown upperparts and wings
- Black crown with white spots, male with red spots on crown
- Brown ear-coverts
Juvenile undescribed.
Distribution
Found in a small area in northeast Brazil.
A rare and declining restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It is sometimes regarded conspecific with Ochraceous Piculet but might be closer related to Mottled Piculet.
Habitat
Forests (Atlantic forest) and dry savanna (caatinga).
Occurs from lowlands up to 950m.
Behaviour
Diet
No information about diet and breeding.
Movements
Presumably a resident species.
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) Tawny Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tawny_Piculet
