Alternative name: Golden-fronted Piculet
- Picumnus aurifrons
Identification
7,5cm. A tiny woodpecker
- Pale yellow underparts
- Brownish bars on breast
- Brownish streaks on belly
- Black head with white spots
- Male has yellow forehead spots
Juveniles are duller brown and have streaked (not spotted) markings below
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil.
Poorly known, seems to be uncommon but possibly overlooked.
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
Humid terra firme forest and varzea forest.
Seen mainly at edges and in clearings, also in second growth.
Behaviour
Breeding season probably June to November. No other information.
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
- 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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