Birds of Bolivia

    PICIFORMES: Picidae (Woodpeckers)  
Genus: Picumnus (6 species, 25 worldwide)

Piculets (genus Picumnus) are small sparrow-sized woodpeckers. Males generally have red or yellow spots on the head.


White-wedged Piculet
White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus) Male
Botanical Gardens of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.

White-wedged Piculet
White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus albosquamatus) Female
Botanical Gardens, Santa Cruz, Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Bar-breasted Piculet
Bar-breasted Piculet (Picumnus aurifrons)
Sao Jose Do Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, Brazil
  Note horizontal barring on chest, and vertical streaking below.
   
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


White-barred Piculet
White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus) Male
REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

White-barred Piculet
White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus cirratus) Female
REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Also found in south Atlantic rainforest near Rio and Sao Paulo (map to be updated shortly).

Ocellated Piculet
Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus jelskii) Female
Oxapampa, Peru  
   
Photograph by Gareth Knass   © All Rights Reserved.


Rusty-necked Piculet
Rusty-necked Piculet (Picumnus fuscus) Male
Pimenteiras d'Oeste, Rondônia, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info


Rufous-breasted Piculet
Rufous-breasted Piculet (Picumnus rufiventris grandis) Female
Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info



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