- 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
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- 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[3].
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.
Diet
Feeds probably on ants and other small insects.
Forages singly, in pairs or family groups. Joins mixed-species flocks.
Breeding
Breeding recorded in December in Colombia, juveniles seen in March.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. 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
