Rusty-necked Piculet
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| Rusty-necked Piculet | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Picumnus |
| Species: | P. fuscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Picumnus fuscus Pelzeln, 1870 | |
The Rusty-necked Piculet (Picumnus fuscus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil. Both males and females are dark maroon, with black heads. Males have reddish streaking on their necks and heads (hence "rusty-necked").[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps/flooded forest. Its greatest threat is habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Picumnus fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Picumnus fuscus." Neotropical Birds database, Cornell Lab of Orthinology. Accessed 2 April 2013. Web. http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=306456
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