Birds of Bolivia

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Genus: Picumnus (6 species, 25 worldwide)

Piculets (genus Picumnus) are small sparrow-sized woodpeckers. Males generally have red or yellow spots on the head.


White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus) Male Botanical Gardens of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus albosquamatus) Female Botanical Gardens, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Bar-breasted Piculet (Picumnus aurifrons) Sao Jose Do Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, Brazil Note horizontal barring on chest, and vertical streaking below.
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White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus) Male REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus cirratus) Female REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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Also found in south Atlantic rainforest near Rio and Sao Paulo (map to be updated shortly).


Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus jelskii) Female Oxapampa, Peru
Photograph by Gareth Knass © All Rights Reserved.


Rusty-necked Piculet (Picumnus fuscus) Male Pimenteiras d'Oeste, Rondônia, Brazil
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Rufous-breasted Piculet (Picumnus rufiventris grandis) Female Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
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