Nombre en español: Carpinterito Punteado

Nombre cientifico: Picumnus Granadensis

Nombre en ingles: Grayish Piculet

Familia: Picidae

Picumnus granadensis, es una especie de ave piciforme, perteneciente a la familia Picidae, del género Picumnus. Con 8,9 cm de longitud, es una ave insectívora que posee un pico fuerte y agudo, coronilla negra punteada de blanco, su cuerpo es gris por encima y blanco por debajo.

Subespecies

Picumnus granadensis antioquensis (Chapman, 1915)
Picumnus granadensis granadensis (Lafresnaye, 1847)

Localización

Es una especie de ave endémica de Colombia en la vertiente del Pacífico, entre los 800 2100 msn.

Greyish piculet

The greyish piculet (Picumnus granadensis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to Colombia.

Taxonomy

The greyish piculet is part of a superspecies with the olivaceous piculet, and may even be conspecific, or the same species. There are two described subspecies: P. g. antioquensis in the northern part and P. g. granadensis in the southern part of the range.

Description & Behavior

A small woodpecker. Black cap with yellow dots. Blackish superciliary.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are tropical dry forest, subtropical moist forests, shade coffee plantations and heavily degraded former forest.

Picumnus Granadensis.jpg — Foto: Fabio Arias

Distribution

Mostly found in the Cauca River Valley. The northern most limited extends into southern Antioquia and reaches south to Nariño in the Patía River Valley. The center of the population is around the city of Cali in Valle del Cauca.