
Typical Piculets
Picumnus
Picumnus is a large genus of piculets. With a total length of 8–10 cm (3–4 in), they are among the smallest birds in the woodpecker family.
28 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 25 known species

White-barred Piculet
speciesPicumnus cirratus

Speckled Piculet
speciesPicumnus innominatus

Olivaceous Piculet
speciesPicumnus olivaceus

Ochre-collared Piculet
speciesPicumnus temminckii

White-wedged Piculet
speciesPicumnus albosquamatus

Grayish Piculet
speciesPicumnus granadensis

Golden-spangled Piculet
speciesPicumnus exilis

Scaled Piculet
speciesPicumnus squamulatus

Ochraceous Piculet
speciesPicumnus limae

Lafresnaye's Piculet
speciesPicumnus lafresnayi

Mottled Piculet
speciesPicumnus nebulosus

Bar-breasted Piculet
speciesPicumnus aurifrons

Chestnut Piculet
speciesPicumnus cinnamomeus

Spotted Piculet
speciesPicumnus pygmaeus

Ocellated Piculet
speciesPicumnus dorbignyanus

Ecuadorian Piculet
speciesPicumnus sclateri

Fine-barred Piculet
speciesPicumnus subtilis

White-bellied Piculet
speciesPicumnus spilogaster

Rufous-breasted Piculet
speciesPicumnus rufiventris

Plain-breasted Piculet
speciesPicumnus castelnau

Speckle-chested Piculet
speciesPicumnus steindachneri

Orinoco Piculet
speciesPicumnus pumilus

Arrowhead Piculet
speciesPicumnus minutissimus

Várzea Piculet
speciesPicumnus varzeae

Rusty-necked Piculet
speciesPicumnus fuscus
Arrowhead × White-barred Piculet
hybridPicumnus minutissimus × cirratus
Picumnus albosquamatus × cirratus
hybridPicumnus albosquamatus × cirratus
Picumnus cirratus × temminckii
hybridPicumnus cirratus × temminckii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 17748.