About the Mottled Piculet
The mottled piculet is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
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The mottled piculet is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 11 to 12 g (0.39 to 0.42 oz). Adult males have a black cap and nape with a red patch on the forehead and white spots on the rest of it. Their face is mostly dark olive-brown with some white. Their hindneck and upperparts are warm olive-brown with a buff or rusty tinge on the back. Their flight feathers are dark brown to blackish with wide pale edges on the secondaries and tertials. Their tail is black; the innermost pair of feathers have mostly white inner webs and the outer three pairs have a white streak on the outer web.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Spotted PiculetPicumnus pygmaeusThe spotted piculet is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long.
Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanusThe ocellated piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 7 to 11 g (0.25 to 0.39 oz).
Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateriThe Ecuadorian piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs about 10 to 12 g (0.35 to 0.42 oz).
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