Picumnus fuscus

The scientific name of the Rusty necked Woodpecker is Picumnus fuscus, and its foreign name is Rusty necked piculet. The specific habits are unknown.

     

The Rust necked Woodpecker continues to make a slight tapping sound while foraging. A sharp and repetitive tsit sound; When an alarm is triggered, a sound resembling a drum is emitted.

Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2009 Red List of Birds - Near Threatened (NT).

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The Rust necked Woodpecker is distributed in South America, including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Malvinas Islands (also known as the Falkland Islands).
The Rust necked Woodpecker inhabits dry trees or branches in mixed tropical low mountain forests, especially in bamboo forests. Living in evergreen broad-leaved forests, up to an altitude of 1200 meters.