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Scaled piculet, Santa María, Colombia A piculet is basically a tiny woodpecker. They are quite beautiful, and some of them are locally endemic. Side view:<br />
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Scaled piculet, Santa María, Colombia

A piculet is basically a tiny woodpecker. They are quite beautiful, and some of them are locally endemic. Side view:

Scaled piculet - side view, Santa María, Colombia  Boyacá,Colombia,Fall,Geotagged,Picumnus squamulatus,Santa María,Scaled piculet,South America,World

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The scaled piculet is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 26, 2017. Captured Oct 17, 2016 10:23 in Sta. Maria - Ubala, Santa María, Boyacá, Colombia.
  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO800
  • 400mm