Fine-barred Piculet

About the Fine-barred Piculet

The fine-barred piculet (Picumnus subtilis) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru. The fine-barred piculet is monotypic. Some authors consider it and the plain-breasted piculet (P. castelnau) to be sister species and they might hybridize.

The fine-barred piculet is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs about 10 to 11 g (0.35 to 0.39 oz). Adult males have a black crown and nape with wide reddish orange tips on the feathers of the forecrown and white spots on the rest. Their face is mostly light brown with some gray and whitish vermiculation. Their upperparts are yellowish olive with olive inclusions that give a faintly barred appearance. Their flight feathers are dusky brown with olive yellow edges on the secondaries. Their tail is black; the innermost pair of feathers have white inner webs. Their chin and throat are dull white. Their underparts are gray with straw yellow tips and bars. Their iris is brown, the beak black with a blue-gray base to the mandible, and the legs olive with a green tinge. Adult females are identical but with white spots on the whole crown... Wikipedia →