Genus: Picumnus
Description
27 species of Piculets from South America (one from Asia). They are very small Woodpeckers.
Compared to other woodpeckers their tail which has short and only shlightly pointed feathers.
Taxonomy
Picumnus is a genus in the Family Picidae.
Recent studies confirmed that the Speckled Piculet from Asia belongs to this genus.
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| P. innominatus | Speckled Piculet | ||
| P. aurifrons | Bar-breasted Piculet | ||
| P. pumilus | Orinoco Piculet | ||
| P. lafresnayi | Lafresnaye's Piculet | ||
| P. exilis | Golden-spangled Piculet | ||
| P. sclateri | Ecuadorian Piculet | ||
| P. squamulatus | Scaled Piculet | ||
| P. spilogaster | White-bellied Piculet | ||
| P. minutissimus | Arrowhead Piculet | ||
| P. pygmaeus | Spotted Piculet | ||
| P. steindachneri | Speckle-chested Piculet | ||
| P. varzeae | Varzea Piculet | ||
| P. cirratus | White-barred Piculet | ||
| P. dorbignyanus | Ocellated Piculet | ||
| P. temminckii | Ochre-collared Piculet | ||
| P. albosquamatus | White-wedged Piculet | ||
| P. fuscus | Rusty-necked Piculet | ||
| P. rufiventris | Rufous-breasted Piculet | ||
| P. limae | Ochraceous Piculet | ||
| P. nebulosus | Mottled Piculet | ||
| P. castelnau | Plain-breasted Piculet | ||
| P. subtilis | Fine-barred Piculet | ||
| P. olivaceus | Olivaceous Piculet | ||
| P. granadensis | Grayish Piculet | ||
| P. cinnamomeus | Chestnut Piculet | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2002. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334375
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Picumnus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Picumnus
Pages in category ‘Picumnus’
The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
