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'''Alternative name: Golden-fronted Piculet.''' | '''Alternative name: Golden-fronted Piculet.''' | ||
;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] aurifrons | ;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] aurifrons | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Pale yellow underparts | + | *Pale yellow underparts |
| − | + | *Brownish bars on breast | |
| + | *Brownish streaks on belly | ||
| + | *Black head with white spots | ||
| + | *'''Male'' has yellow forehead spots | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There are 7 subspecies. | There are 7 subspecies. | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
| + | *''P. a. aurifrons'': | ||
| + | :*Northern Mato Grosso of [[Brazil]] (upper Rio Madeira to Rio Tapajós) | ||
| + | *''P. a. transfasciatus'': | ||
| + | :*East-central [[Brazil]] (Rio Tapajós to Rio Tocantins) | ||
| + | *''P. a. borbae'': | ||
| + | :*Central [[Brazil]] (lower Rio Tapajós to lower Rio Madeira) | ||
| + | *''P. a. wallacii'': | ||
| + | :*[[Brazil]] (lower Rio Madeira to lower Rio Purús) | ||
| + | *''P. a. purusianus'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Brazil]] (upper Rio Purús) | ||
| + | *''P. a. flavifrons'': | ||
| + | :*North-eastern [[Peru]] and western [[Brazil]] (along Rio Solimões) | ||
| + | *''P. a. juruanus'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Peru]] to western [[Brazil]] (upper Rio Juruá) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Edges and in clearings of the rain forest. | Edges and in clearings of the rain forest. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Arthur Grosset | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/bar-breastedpiculet.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | *[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/bar-breastedpiculet.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | ||
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Alternative name: Golden-fronted Piculet.
- Picumnus aurifrons
Identification
- Pale yellow underparts
- Brownish bars on breast
- Brownish streaks on belly
- Black head with white spots
- 'Male has yellow forehead spots
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Taxonomy
There are 7 subspecies.
Subspecies[1]
- P. a. aurifrons:
- Northern Mato Grosso of Brazil (upper Rio Madeira to Rio Tapajós)
- P. a. transfasciatus:
- East-central Brazil (Rio Tapajós to Rio Tocantins)
- P. a. borbae:
- Central Brazil (lower Rio Tapajós to lower Rio Madeira)
- P. a. wallacii:
- Brazil (lower Rio Madeira to lower Rio Purús)
- P. a. purusianus:
- Western Brazil (upper Rio Purús)
- P. a. flavifrons:
- P. a. juruanus:
Habitat
Edges and in clearings of the rain forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bar-breasted Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-breasted_Piculet
External Links
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