- Varzea Piculet
Taxobox
name = Varzea Piculet
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Piciformes
familia =Picidae
genus = "Picumnus"
species = "P. varzeae"
binomial = "Picumnus varzeae"
binomial_authority = Snethlage, 1912
synonyms =The Varzea Piculet ("Picumnus varzeae") is a species of
bird in thePicidae family, thewoodpecker s,piculet s, andwryneck s. It is endemic toBrazil 'sAmazon Basin .Its natural
habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforest s, subtropical or tropicalswamp s, subtropical or tropical dryshrubland , and heavily degraded former forest.Distribution
Amazon River corridor
The Varzea Piculet lives along the
Amazon River in awildlife corridor , the forest called "Várzea forest", afreshwater swamp forest . It ranges from the confluence of the Amazon River with the Rio Negro in a 275 km, variable width corridor downstream for about 850 km to the confluence of the Trombetas River from the north. The confluence of the Tapajós River joins here from the south.ource
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/47272/all Picumnus varzeae] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
External links
* [http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec104-15.html Varzea Piculet at mangoverde.com]
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