Lafresnaye's Piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
9 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Malherbe, 1862

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,400 m, occasionally to 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Lafresnaye's Piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi) [XC328502]
by Jerome Fischer from Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil (song)

Lafresnaye's Piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi) [XC287269]
by GABRIEL LEITE from PN Jau, State of Amazonas, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Orinoco Piculet (Picumnus pumilus) and sometimes considered conspecific, but their ranges overlap slightly in south-eastern Colombia apparently without interbreeding.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

lafresnayi Malherbe, 1862 - South-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northern Peru.
pusillus Pinto, 1936 - North-central Brazil on middle R Amazon east to R Negro.
taczanowskii Domaniewski, 1925 - North-eastern and north-central Peru (south to Hu�nuco).
punctifrons Taczanowski, 1886 - Eastern Peru.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lafresnayes Piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi) - 10 files

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