Fine-barred Piculet

Picumnus subtilis Stager, 1968

Picidae — Woodpeckers

Fine-barred Piculet, Picumnus subtilis, is a woodpecker from south-eastern Peru in South America, with records also from far western Brazil. It was described by Stager in 1968. In Peru it is best known from the upper Ucayali, and in Brazil from the Purus, both Amazon tributaries. It lives mainly in river-edge primary forest, and also in nearby secondary growth. In Brazil it is found at the margins of terra firme forest where Guadua bamboo is abundant. It reaches 1,100 m.

Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Breeding range
South America: e Peru
Fine-barred Piculet
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