- Picumnus pygmaeus
Identification
10cm (4 in). A distinctive tiny woodpecker.
- Dark plumage spotted with white
- Black top of head with white feather tips, male with broad red feather tips on crown
- Buff white lores often with white crescent above eye
- Dark brown cheeks and ear-coverts spotted white
- Dark brown rest of plumage with prominent black-based whitish tips
Juveniles are duller and more diffusely patterned, markings below tending towards bars
Distribution
Eastern Brazil.
Poorly known, probably uncommon or overlooked.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Dry forests and dense shrub (caatinga). Occurs up to 750m.
Behaviour
Diet
No information about diet.
Breeding
Breeding season possibly from November to February, possibly also in July. No other information.
Movements
Presumably a resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. 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. (2025) Spotted Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spotted_Piculet
