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Rusty-necked Piculet Picumnus fuscus Scientific name definitions

Hans Winkler and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002

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Introduction

Extremely little is known about the basic ecology of this “near-threatened” piculet. It has a rather restricted range where it inhabits flooded lowland forests (várzea). Rusty-necked Piculets prefer areas filled with vines and bamboo. Both males and females are a buffy cinnamon color overall and have black caps. Males are also decorated with reddish orange streaking on the crown.

Subspecies

Monotypic.
Distribution of the Rusty-necked Piculet - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Rusty-necked Piculet

Recommended Citation

Winkler, H. and D. A. Christie (2020). Rusty-necked Piculet (Picumnus fuscus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.runpic1.01
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