Higher classification Picumnus | Phylum Chordata Family Picidae Scientific name Picumnus olivaceus Rank Species | |
Conservation status Least Concern (Population stable) Similar Woodpecker, Bird, Picumnus, Greyish piculet, Piculet | ||
Olivaceous piculet picumnus olivaceus
The olivaceous piculet (Picumnus olivaceus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Etymologically, piculet is as a double diminutive of the Latin picus, woodpecker, see also Picus. In Greek, δρύοψ is woodpecker, which shares its roots with δρῦς, 'tree'; 'oak' and Druids.
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Olivaceous piculet picumnus olivaceus
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.
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
References
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