About the Olivaceous Piculet
The olivaceous piculet is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Guatemala south through Central America and western South America to Peru.
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The olivaceous piculet is 8.5 to 10 cm (3.3 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 10 to 15 g (0.35 to 0.53 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies P. o. olivaceus have a black crown and nape with red tips on the feathers of the front and top and white spots on the rest. Their face is mostly brown with white feather tips. Their upperparts are olive-brown with a yellow tinge. Their flight feathers are dark brown with yellow to yellow-green edges. Their tail is brown; the innermost pair of feathers have pale buff or yellowish inner webs and the outer two pairs a pale buff or yellowish stripe. Voice: The olivaceous piculet's voice is "a high thin chippering trill, often descending in pitch." It also makes a "sharp sibilant 'sst, ssip-ssip' or 'peep'."
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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
White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratusThe white-barred piculet is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 6.3 to 12 g (0.22 to 0.42 oz).
Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckiiThe ochre-collared piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 10 to 12.5 g (0.35 to 0.44 oz).
Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatusThe male and female birds look alike.
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