White-barred Piculet
A species of American and Speckled Piculets Scientific name : Picumnus cirratus Genus : American and Speckled Piculets
White-barred Piculet, A species of American and Speckled Piculets
Botanical name: Picumnus cirratus
Genus: American and Speckled Piculets
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Description General Info
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Description
The white-barred piculet is between 9 and 10 cm (3.5 and 3.9 in) long. The sexes differ in that the male has red streaks or a solid red patch on the fore-crown, while the female lacks this. The rest of the crown is black, speckled with white. The upper parts of the body are tan or olive-brown, faintly barred with white, and the main flight feathers are chocolate brown. The ear coverts and cheeks are olive brown and there is a white streak above or behind the eye. The lower cheeks, chin and throat are white, faintly barred with black. The underparts are white or cream, boldly barred with black, the broadest stripes being on the belly and flanks. The tail is chocolate brown apart from the central pair of feathers which are white, and the two outer pairs which have the inner webs white near the tip. The iris is brown, the orbital ring bluish-grey, the beak black and the legs grey. 
Size
10 cm
Feeding Habits
White-barred Piculet primarily eats small insects, such as ants, larvae, and wood-boring beetle eggs, and may consume sap. It forages alone at various heights or with flocks, using a hammering technique to excavate food. White-barred Piculet is known to forage on twigs, vines, and bamboo, often moving nuthatch-like.
Habitat
White-barred Piculet is commonly found in a variety of habitats across broad geographical regions in South America, spanning both north and south of the equator. Typical habitats for white-barred Piculet include wet and dry woodlands, forest edges, thickets, gallery forests, wooded savannas, scrublands, and bamboo clusters. Additionally, white-barred Piculet occupies vines, creepers, overgrown parks, gardens, and even locally adapts to Eucalyptus plantations with native understory. The species is quite versatile, being present from lowland areas to mountainous regions, with elevations reaching up to 2,200 meters. Despite its various habitats, white-barred Piculet is a resident, non-migratory bird that establishes its presence in both primary and secondary growth environments.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
There are two different sub-populations of this bird on either side of the equator in South America. The northerly population is in Guyana, northwestern French Guiana and northern Brazil. The southern population is in southeastern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, eastern Paraguay and northern Argentina. The white-barred piculet occupies various habitats including wet and dry woodland, forest verges, thickets, gallery forests, wooded savannah, scrub, bamboo clumps, vines, creepers and overgrown parks and gardens at elevations of up to about 2,200 m (7,200 ft). It is a resident, sedentary species.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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