Olivaceous Piculet
The Olivaceous Piculet (Picumnus olivaceus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. Etymologically, piculet is as a double diminutive of the Latin picus 'woodpecker',see also Picus. In Greek, δρύοψ is woodpecker, which shares its roots with δρῦς, 'tree'; 'oak' and Druids.
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Habitat
Found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Description
Brownish, crown and nape spotted white on blackish, tail short, not
sharp-tipped, black with a prominent yellow center stripe, male
red-streaked forehead, female white-spotted forehead
