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;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] cinnamomeus | ;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] cinnamomeus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 9-10cm. A distinctive piculet: | |
| + | * Pale creamy forehead, lores and nasal tuft | ||
| + | * Black top of head with yellow to white spots | ||
| + | * Deep rufous to rusty-brown rest of plumage | ||
| + | * Yellow eye-ring | ||
| + | Female lacks yellow on crown. Juveniles are undescribed. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]] [[Venezuela]]. | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]].<br /> |
| + | A locally common restricted-range species. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
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An additional subspecies ''larensis'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | An additional subspecies ''larensis'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry forests, | + | Dry forests, rainforest, plantations, mangrove forests, and dry shrubland.<br /> |
| − | + | Occurs from sea-level to 100m in [[Venezuela]], up to 300m in [[Colombia]]. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | A very active species, not shy as other piculets.<br /> | |
| + | Feeds probably on ants and other small insects.<br /> | ||
| + | Forages singly, in pairs or family groups. Joins mixed-species flocks.<br /> | ||
| + | Breeding recorded in December in Colombia, juveniles seen in March.<br /> | ||
| + | A resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol7}}#Avibase |
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 13 February 2012
- Picumnus cinnamomeus
Identification
9-10cm. A distinctive piculet:
- Pale creamy forehead, lores and nasal tuft
- Black top of head with yellow to white spots
- Deep rufous to rusty-brown rest of plumage
- Yellow eye-ring
Female lacks yellow on crown. Juveniles are undescribed.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia and Venezuela.
A locally common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 4 subspecies:
- P. c. cinnamomeus:
- Coastal northern Colombia, southern locally to Cauca and Magdalena valleys
- P. c. perijanus:
- North-western Venezuela (northern portions of Lake Maracaibo basin)
- P. c. persaturatus:
- North-central Colombia (Serranía de San Jerónimo in Bolívar)
- P. c. venezuelensis:
- Western Venezuela (southern and eastern shores of Lake Maracaibo)
An additional subspecies larensis is generally considered invalid[1].
Habitat
Dry forests, rainforest, plantations, mangrove forests, and dry shrubland.
Occurs from sea-level to 100m in Venezuela, up to 300m in Colombia.
Behaviour
A very active species, not shy as other piculets.
Feeds probably on ants and other small insects.
Forages singly, in pairs or family groups. Joins mixed-species flocks.
Breeding recorded in December in Colombia, juveniles seen in March.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut_Piculet
