Birds of Guyana

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Genus: Picumnus (4 species, 25 worldwide)

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


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).

Golden-spangled Piculet
Golden-spangled Piculet (Picumnus exilis) Male
Inírida, Guainía, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Golden-spangled Piculet
Golden-spangled Piculet (Picumnus exilis) Female
Inírida, Guainía, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Note golden dots on the back.

Arrowhead Piculet
Arrowhead Piculet (Picumnus minutissimus) Male
Paramaribo, Suriname   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Arrowhead Piculet
Arrowhead Piculet (Picumnus minutissimus) Female
Paramaribo, Suriname   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


White-bellied Piculet
White-bellied Piculet (Picumnus spilogaster orinocensis) Vulnerable
Los Güires, Delta Amacuro state, Venezuela   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


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