White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus)

Other Names (World)
White-barred Piculet, Pilcomayo Piculet (south-western subspecies)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1825

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus) [XC427800]
by Caio Brito from RPPN Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Veracel, Porto Seguro-BA, Bahia, Brazil (canto e tamborilar)

White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus) [XC673289]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Victoria, Entre R\u00edos, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus) and Ochre-collared Piculet (Picumnus temminckii), and sometimes treated as conspecific with one or the other, or both. Hybridizes frequently with Ochre-collared Piculet (Picumnus temminckii) in south-eastern Brazil (S�o Paulo and Paran�), also occasionally with Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus) in Bolivia. Also interbreeds to limited extent with White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus) and apparently with Varzea Piculet (Picumnus varzeae). South-western subspecies thamnophiloides, tucumanus and pilcomayensis intergrade in northern Argentina, and sometimes considered together to form a separate species, but last of those also intergrades with nominate subspecies in eastern Paraguay. Also, northern subspecies confusus and macconnelli possibly form a distinct species. Further study needed to clarify relationships of this entire complex of taxa.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

confusus Kinnear, 1927 - South-western Guyana, extreme northern Brazil (eastern Roraima) and French Guiana.
macconnelli Sharpe, 1901 - Eastern Amazon region of north-eastern Brazil (west to lower R Tapaj�s).
thamnophiloides Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1942 - South-eastern Bolivia (Chuquisaca) southern along Andes to north-western Argentina (northern Salta).
tucumanus Hartert, 1909 - Northern Argentina (western Salta south to La Rioja).
pilcomayensis Hargitt, 1891 - South-eastern Bolivia (southern Santa Cruz, eastern Tarija) and Paraguay south to northern Argentina (south to Santiago del Estero, northern Buenos Aires and northern Corrientes).
cirratus Temminck, 1825 - South-eastern Brazil (from northern Minas Gerais and Esp��rito Santo south to Paran�), southern Mato Grosso and eastern Paraguay.

References
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Files:

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