Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Ecuadorian Piculet (Picumnus sclateri) - HBW 7, p. 425
French: Picumne de Sclater
German: Braunohr-Zwergspecht
Spanish: Carpinterito Ecuatoriano
Taxonomy: Picumnus sclateri Taczanowski, 1877, Lechugal, Peru.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- parvistriatus Chapman, 1921 - W Ecuador from Manabí S to Guayas.
- sclateri Taczanowski, 1877 - SW Ecuador (El Oro, Loja) and extreme NW Peru.
- porcullae Bond, 1954 - NW Peru from C Piura S to N Lambayeque.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in a tree Locality Olmos, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp porcullae)
herve jacob 2 November 2010 1 year ago 14 sec 3 -
A female actively foraging on a twig Locality Jorupe Reserve, Loja Province, Ecuador (ssp sclateri)
Richard Garrigues 14 January 2007 4 years ago 34 sec 3
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female posing after feeding,
Locality Abra de Porculla, Piura Department, Peru (ssp porcullae)
dreyernp 17 July 2005 2 years ago 3.9 -
Adult
Locality Jorupe Reserve, Loja Province, Ecuador (ssp sclateri)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 15 August 2011 37 weeks ago 3.7 -
Adult high up in canopy (both front and back view).
Locality Jorupe Reserve, Loja Province, Ecuador (ssp sclateri)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 31 January 2010 2 years ago 2
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calls Locality Jorupe Reserve, Loja Province, Ecuador
(ssp sclateri)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 31 January 2010 2 years ago 2
