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Genus: Picumnus (15 species, 25 worldwide)

Piculets (genus Picumnus) are small sparrow-sized woodpeckers. Males generally have red or yellow spots on the head.


White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus) Male Botanical Gardens of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus albosquamatus) Female Botanical Gardens, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Bar-breasted Piculet (Picumnus aurifrons) Sao Jose Do Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, Brazil Note horizontal barring on chest, and vertical streaking below.
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Plain-breasted Piculet (Picumnus castelnau) Immature Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Male


White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus) Male REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus cirratus) Female REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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Also found in south Atlantic rainforest near Rio and Sao Paulo (map to be updated shortly).


Golden-spangled Piculet (Picumnus exilis) Male Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
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Golden-spangled Piculet (Picumnus exilis) Female Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
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Note golden dots on the back.


Rusty-necked Piculet (Picumnus fuscus) Male Pimenteiras d'Oeste, Rondônia, Brazil
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Lafresnaye's Piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi lafresnayi) Male Reserva Natural Escondite, Putumayo, Colombia Female similar but without red on head.
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Ochraceous Piculet (Picumnus limae) Male ENDEMIC Hotel Pedra dos Ventos, Quixadá, Ceará, Brazil
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Ochraceous Piculet (Picumnus limae) Female ENDEMIC
Photograph by Marco Cruz © All Rights Reserved.


Mottled Piculet (Picumnus nebulosus) Near Threatened Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Orinoco Piculet (Picumnus pumilus) Male Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia
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Similar to Golden-spangled Piculet, but without any spots on back.


Spotted Piculet (Picumnus pygmaeus) ENDEMIC Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.


Rufous-breasted Piculet (Picumnus rufiventris grandis) Female Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
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White-bellied Piculet (Picumnus spilogaster orinocensis) Vulnerable Los Güires, Delta Amacuro state, Venezuela
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Ochre-collared Piculet (Picumnus temminckii) Male Iguazu National Park, Argentina
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Varzea Piculet (Picumnus varzeae) Male Near Threatened ENDEMIC Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca © All Rights Reserved.


Varzea Piculet (Picumnus varzeae) Female Near Threatened ENDEMIC Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
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