Rufous-breasted Piculet Picumnus rufiventris

Distinctive orange piculet. Orange below, olive green above, with black-and-white speckled crown and forehead. Larger than other piculets, with a longer bill. Found in dense secondary growth, including bamboo, vine tangles, and successional vegetation along rivers. Forages singly or in pairs in the under- and midstory, sometimes joining mixed-species flocks.