Lafresnaye‘s Piculet
Picumnus lafresnayi
(L 3.5")
Tiny bird in dense humid forests of
Brazil, Columbia. Ecuador and Peru.
Old Zamora Road
18Feb2013
flash photo
Picumnus in Roman
mythology was a
god of fertility.
Picolets: any of numerous small wood-
peckers that form a distinct subfamily of
Picidae, have the tail feathers soft and
rounded, and are widely distributed in South
America, Africa, and the East Indies.
(Merriam-Webster Dictionary
© Daniel
Lane
Macaulay
Library
© Daniel
Lane
Macaulay
Library
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