Bar-breasted Piculet
Picumnus aurifronsPelzeln, A, 1870
English (US) Bar-breasted Piculet
The Bar-breasted Piculet (Picumnus aurifrons) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Picumnus aurifrons
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bar-breasted Piculet
- Described by
- Pelzeln, A, 1870
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Picumnus aurifrons aurifrons
- Picumnus aurifrons transfasciatus
- Picumnus aurifrons borbae
- Picumnus aurifrons wallacii
- Picumnus aurifrons purusianus
- Picumnus aurifrons flavifrons
- Picumnus aurifrons juruanus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Pelzeln, A, 1870
- Type locality
- Engenho do Gama, Caigara, Salto do Girao, Borba.
- Original description
- Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens. Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835 Abth.3 p.241,334
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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