Picumnus cirratus is a South American species with disjunct distribution: in the Guianas and the lower Amazon, and from Bolivia and northern Argentina to central and southern Brazil. The taxonomy is complex:  6-7 subspecies in 3 groups. White-barred Piculet inhabits edges of tropical lowland forests, including secondary growth, riparian forests, savannas, bamboo, parks and overgrown gardens; up to 2,200 m. Size 9-10 cm. The crown is black, speckled with white; red forehead in males. The back is olive-brown; the underparts are white or cream, barred with black. The tail is black with a white central stripe. Short black beak. Nesting season: July to December in the north, and September to March in the south. Excavates nest in dry thin branches, 3-5 m above the ground; the cavity is 3-4 cm in diameter. The clutch 2-4 eggs. White-barred Piculet feeds on wood-boring ants and beetles, and their larvae, and possibly tree sap. Sometimes joins mixed species flocks, and follows swarming ants.

		D37501 White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus), female Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D37502 White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus), female Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D37504 White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus), female Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D37505 White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus), female Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D37506 White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus), female Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
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