Scaled Piculet (Picumnus squamulatus)
About the Scaled Piculet
The scaled piculet (Picumnus squamulatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The scaled piculet was formally described in 1854 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye under the current binomial name Picumnus squamulatus based on a specimen collected in Colombia. The specific epithet is from Latin squamula meaning "little scale". Five subspecies are recognised: P. s. squamulatus Lafresnaye, 1854 – northeast, central Colombia P. s. roehli Zimmer, JT & Phelps, WH, 1944 – northeast Colombia and north Venezuela P. s. obsoletus Allen, JA, 1892 – northeast Venezuela P. s. lovejoyi Phelps, WH Jr & Aveledo, 1987 – northwest Venezuela P. s. apurensis Phelps, WH Jr & Aveledo, 1987 – central north Venezuela
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 22 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayirecording
- Rufous-breasted PiculetPicumnus rufiventrisrecording
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