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| + | [[Image:Speckled_Piculet_chinensis.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}<br />Chengdu, Sichuan, [[China]] ]] | ||
| + | '''Alternative name: Spotted Piculet (more commonly used for [[Picumnus pygmaeus]] from Brazil)''' | ||
;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] innominatus | ;[[:Category:Picumnus|Picumnus]] innominatus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 10cm. A tiny woodpecker. | |
| − | + | * Golden-olive upperparts | |
| − | + | * Dark mask and moustache | |
| − | Voice- a sharp tsik. | + | * White underparts with broad spots |
| − | + | * Male with an orange patch on forecrown | |
| + | * Female with entirely green crown | ||
| + | * Voice - a sharp tsik | ||
| + | Juveniles similar to females but duller. | ||
| + | [[Image:Speckeledpiculet by sumit.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Sumit|Sumit}}<br />Dehradun, [[India]], 2005]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | From northeast [[Afghanistan]] east in the [[Himalayas]] to northern [[Pakistan]], [[India]] (also in peninsular India), [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and to [[Tibet]], [[China]], [[Burma]] and south to [[Indochina]], [[Malaysia]], [[Sumatra]] and northern [[Borneo]].<br /> |
| + | Common or fairly common in most of its range. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Three subspecies are recognized | + | Three subspecies are recognized: |
| + | * ''P. i. chinensis'' in central, east and southern [[China]] | ||
| + | * ''P. i. malayorum'' from peninsular [[India]] east to southwest [[China]], [[Indochina]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]] | ||
| + | * ''P. i. innominatus'' along the [[Himalayas]] from [[Afghanistan]] to Assam | ||
| + | Seems to be closely related to the other species in this genus which all occur in [[South America]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Decidious forest and evergreen tropical montane forest. Also in second growth where bamboo is present.<br /> | |
| + | Mostly in foothills and lower hills, occasionally higher. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Feeds on insects and their larvae, especially ants.<br /> | |
| + | Usually solitary or in pairs, frequenting the middle storey, often with the vicinity of bamboo. Often in bird waves.<br /> | ||
| + | Drums softly.<br /> | ||
| + | Breeding season from January to May. The nest hole is excavated in a dead branch or in a dead tree. Lays 2 - 4 eggs.<br /> | ||
| + | A resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol7}} |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Speckled+Piculet}} | {{GSearch|Speckled+Piculet}} | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 29 January 2012
Alternative name: Spotted Piculet (more commonly used for Picumnus pygmaeus from Brazil)
- Picumnus innominatus
Identification
10cm. A tiny woodpecker.
- Golden-olive upperparts
- Dark mask and moustache
- White underparts with broad spots
- Male with an orange patch on forecrown
- Female with entirely green crown
- Voice - a sharp tsik
Juveniles similar to females but duller.
Distribution
From northeast Afghanistan east in the Himalayas to northern Pakistan, India (also in peninsular India), Nepal, Bhutan and to Tibet, China, Burma and south to Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra and northern Borneo.
Common or fairly common in most of its range.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies are recognized:
- P. i. chinensis in central, east and southern China
- P. i. malayorum from peninsular India east to southwest China, Indochina, Sumatra and Borneo
- P. i. innominatus along the Himalayas from Afghanistan to Assam
Seems to be closely related to the other species in this genus which all occur in South America.
Habitat
Decidious forest and evergreen tropical montane forest. Also in second growth where bamboo is present.
Mostly in foothills and lower hills, occasionally higher.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects and their larvae, especially ants.
Usually solitary or in pairs, frequenting the middle storey, often with the vicinity of bamboo. Often in bird waves.
Drums softly.
Breeding season from January to May. The nest hole is excavated in a dead branch or in a dead tree. Lays 2 - 4 eggs.
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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Speckled Piculet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckled_Piculet
