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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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10cm. A tiny woodpecker. | 10cm. A tiny woodpecker. | ||
* Rich brown underparts | * Rich brown underparts |
Revision as of 17:05, 5 September 2017
- Picumnus fulvescens
Identification
10cm. 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
No information about diet and breeding.
Presumably a resident species.
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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tawny Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tawny_Piculet