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The white-barred piculet is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 6.3 to 12 g (0.22 to 0.42 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies P. c. cirratus have a black cap with a red patch on the forehead and white spots on the rest of it. Their face is mostly dark buff-brown with faint blackish bars and a white stripe behind the eye. Their upperparts are dull brownish, sometimes with faint darker bars. Their flight feathers are dark brown with buffish white edges on the secondaries and tertials.
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When to see the White-barred Piculet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-barred Piculet
The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-barred Piculet
The white-barred piculet is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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Easily confused with
Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusThe 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).
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.
Side by side: Olivaceous Piculet vs White-barred Piculet · Ochre-collared Piculet vs White-barred Piculet · Speckled Piculet vs White-barred Piculet
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