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WHITE-WEDGED PICULET Picumnus albosquamatus
Of the three piculets found in Paraguay this is by far the hardest to find, being restricted to the humid forests of Alto Paraná in the far east of the country! It can be identified easily enough, it is the only one with spotted, not barred underparts. As in most woodpeckers males can be identified by their red crown.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2072PH) Adult male ventral, Mbaracayú Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2073PH) Same individual (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE4072PH) Adult male dorsal, Mbaracayú Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Nelson Pérez July 2014).
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