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;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] olivaceus | ;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] olivaceus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 8·5–10 cm ( A tiny woodpecker<br /> | |
*Short, pointed bill | *Short, pointed bill | ||
*Olive above | *Olive above | ||
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| − | Forms a superspecies with [[Greyish Piculet]] and might be conspecific with it. | + | Forms a [[Dictionary_P-S#S|superspecies]] with [[Greyish Piculet]] and might be [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with it. |
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| + | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. o. dimotus'': | *''P. o. dimotus'': | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Diet | + | Diet consists mostly of ants, especially those that tunnel in dead twigs, termites and their eggs and larvae. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | A nest cavity is excavated in soft wood, in a low stub | + | A nest cavity is excavated in soft wood by both adults, in a low stub. The pair roosts together in the cavity prior to nesting. The clutch consists of 1–3 white eggs which are incubated for about 14 days by both parents; young fed by both parents and fledge at about age 24–26 days. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{GSearch|Picumnus+olivaceus}} | {{GSearch|Picumnus+olivaceus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Picumnus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Picumnus]] | ||
Revision as of 00:14, 27 November 2017
- Picumnus olivaceus
Identification
8·5–10 cm ( A tiny woodpecker
- Short, pointed bill
- Olive above
- Black cap with white spots
- Dusky cheeks with white streaks
- Pale olive to dusky below with light flank streaking
Male: yellow-orange streaked crown.
Female: lacks the yellow-orange.
Juveniles are duller and browner than adults.
Similar species
Has paler upperparts, darker underparts and red crown spots in male (not yellow) than Greyish Piculet.
Distribution
Rather local from Guatemala to northwestern Ecuador.
Uncommon to fairly common.
Taxonomy
Forms a superspecies with Greyish Piculet and might be conspecific with it.
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- P. o. dimotus:
- P. o. flavotinctus:
- Costa Rica to Panama and extreme north-western Colombia (Chocó)
- P. o. olivaceus:
- Western Colombia (Sucre) south in Andes to Cauca Valley and east to Huila
- P. o. harterti:
- P. o. eisenmanni :
- P. o. tachirensis:
Habitat
Humid tropical evergreen forest and forest edge, including plantations.
Mostly in lowlands and foothills, locally up to 2500m.
Behaviour
Similar to Plain Xenops.
Diet
Diet consists mostly of ants, especially those that tunnel in dead twigs, termites and their eggs and larvae.
Breeding
A nest cavity is excavated in soft wood by both adults, in a low stub. The pair roosts together in the cavity prior to nesting. The clutch consists of 1–3 white eggs which are incubated for about 14 days by both parents; young fed by both parents and fledge at about age 24–26 days.
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
- Answers.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Olivaceous Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Olivaceous_Piculet
