- Picumnus steindachneri
Identification
10cm (4 in). A distinctive piculet:
- Dark grey upperparts with faint pale scaling
- Prominent white fringes to wing feathers
- Black crown and breast spotted white
- White belly barred black
- Male has extensive red tips to crown feathers
Distribution
Endemic to Peru where found in the Andes of northwest Peru in southeast Amazonas and northwest San Martin.
A locally common restricted-range species. Threatened by logging in its tiny range and classified as vulnerable.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Moist montanes with many epiphytes and tall second growth.
Occurs between 1150m and 1800m, sometimes higher up to 2500m.
Behaviour
Diet
No data on diet.
Forages in pairs, family groups or singly, also in mixed-species flocks.
Looks for food low down in dense shrubbery and up at the end of thin twigs and on vines. Hammers loudly.
Breeding
No information about breeding.
Vocalisation
Voice: High-pitched trill lasting several seconds.
Movements
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. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. 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) Speckle-chested Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckle-chested_Piculet
