Alternative names: Marcapata Piculet; Stager's Piculet
- Picumnus subtilis
Identification
10cm. A tiny woodpecker.
- Black top of head with white spots, male with orange-red spots on upper forehead and crown
- Pale buff-white lores and nasal tufts
- Brownish-olive ear-coverts barred whitish
- Pale olive-buff neck sides vermiculated darker
- Yellowish-green hindneck and upperparts with some faint olive barring
- Grey-olive underparts with fine olive barring
Juveniles are more heavily barred.
Distribution
Foothills of eastern Peru.
A rare and little known restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
May occasionally hybridize with Plain-breasted Piculet.
Habitat
Humid tropical forest.
Occurs from lowlands up to 1000m.
Behaviour
No information about diet.
Breeding season probably from April to July.
Presumably a resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. 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) Fine-barred Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fine-barred_Piculet
