Ochraceous Piculet

Picumnus limae

The ochraceous piculet (Picumnus limae) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

The species itself is big in numbers so they are classified as a least concern species. Which means that they are a species that do not qualify for protection due to the fact that they aren't a threatened or endangered species. But as of recently they could fall under the endangered category due to massive habitat loss caused by deforestation.

They tend to have a grayish top with a whitish buff below. Males have red tops, that is how to distinguish between male and female. All have pointed beaks in order to make indentations in wood. What is so different about this species is that when mating and distributing its eggs, they dig cavities in dead tree trunks and branches and other types of trees. Then the male and female both participate in construction of the nest for incubation of up to as much as four eggs and then feed and take care of the offspring afterwards.