About the Orinoco Piculet
The Orinoco piculet is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and possibly Venezuela.
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The Orinoco piculet is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs 9 to 10 g (0.32 to 0.35 oz). Adult males have a dark brown cap with yellow spots on the forehead and whiter ones on the rest of it. Their face is blackish with white spots, bare gray-blue skin around the eye, and a pale stripe behind the eye. Their upperparts are brownish green. Their primaries and secondaries are brown with greenish edges and tips. The upper side of their tail is black; the innermost pair of feathers have white inner webs and the outer three pairs have a white patch near the tip. Voice: The Orinoco piculet's vocalizations have not been transcribed.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Arrowhead PiculetPicumnus minutissimusThe arrowhead piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 11 to 16 g (0.39 to 0.56 oz).
Speckle-chested PiculetPicumnus steindachneriThe speckle-chested piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz).
White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterThe white-bellied piculet is 8 to 9.2 cm (3.1 to 3.6 in) long and weighs 7 to 12 g (0.25 to 0.42 oz).
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