Olivaceous Piculet | |
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Male Picumnus olivaceus olivaceus | |
Information | |
Range | Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Piciformes |
Family | Picidae |
Genus | Picumnus |
Species | Picumnus olivaceus |
Conservation Status | |
Least Concern |
The Olivaceous piculet (Picumnus olivaceus), is a species of piculet in the Picidae family.
Description[]
Brownish, crown and nape spotted white on blackish, tail short, not sharp-tipped, black with a prominent yellow center stripe, male red-streaked forehead, female white-spotted forehead
Distribution and Habitat[]
Found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.