About the White-wedged Piculet
The white-wedged piculet is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
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The white-wedged piculet is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 9 to 11 g (0.32 to 0.39 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a black cap with wide red tips on the forehead feathers and small white spots on the rest of the cap. Their face and hindneck are mostly white with a strong brown tinge and a white stripe behind the eye. Their upperparts are warm brown to grayish brown, sometimes with faint pale tips on the feathers. Their flight feathers are dark brown with narrow buffish white edges on the secondaries and tertials. Voice: The white-wedged piculet makes a "high-pitched trill, slightly rising at first and then falling gradually in pitch 'tititititititititititi'."
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in September · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatusThe male and female birds look alike.
Scaled PiculetPicumnus squamulatusThe scaled 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).
Greyish PiculetPicumnus granadensisThe greyish piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 12 to 13 g (0.42 to 0.46 oz).
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