Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceusde Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845
English (US) Olivaceous Piculet
The Olivaceous Piculet (Picumnus olivaceus) 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 olivaceus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olivaceous Piculet
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Picumnus olivaceus dimotus
- Picumnus olivaceus flavotinctus
- Picumnus olivaceus olivaceus
- Picumnus olivaceus eisenmanni
- Picumnus olivaceus tachirensis
- Picumnus olivaceus harterti
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845
- Type locality
- Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 8 p.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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