Ochre-collared Piculet

About the Ochre-collared Piculet

The ochre-collared piculet (Picumnus temminckii) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The ochre-collared piculet is monotypic. However, the species' taxonomy and that of genus Picnumnus in general are uncertain. The ochre-collared piculet is closely related to the white-barred piculet (P. cirratus) and the ocellated piculet (P. dorbignyanus) and at times these species have been treated as synonymous.

It frequently hybridizes with the white-barred piculet and occasionally with the white-wedged piculet (P. albosquamatus). The ochre-collared piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 10 to 12.5 g (0.35 to 0.44 oz). Adult males have a black cap with red tips on the forehead feathers and small white spots on the rest of the cap. Their face is mostly rich buff-brown with a white stripe behind the eye. Their hindneck has the cinnamon-buff collar that provides its English name. Their upperparts are brown, sometimes with very faint paler bars. Their flight feathers are dark brown with narrow buff edges. Their tail is blackish; the innermost pair... Wikipedia →