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Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
Speckled Piculet (Picumnus innominatus) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Speckled Piculet (Picumnus innominatus) is a member of the Picidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 10.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Picidae Woodpeckers
- Genus Picumnus
- Species innominatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Speckled Piculet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Speckled Piculet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Speckled Piculet (Picumnus innominatus) is a member of the Picidae family, within the order Piciformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR widespread, also c, e China.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.2 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 2.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Speckled Piculet?
The Speckled Piculet is a very small bird that weighs around 10.2 g.
Where does the Speckled Piculet live?
The Speckled Piculet is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR widespread, also c, e China, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Speckled Piculet belong to?
The Speckled Piculet (Picumnus innominatus) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Speckled Piculet eat?
The Speckled Piculet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Speckled Piculet migrate?
The Speckled Piculet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Speckled Piculet endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Speckled Piculet make?
1 real field recording of the Speckled Piculet — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Speckled Piculet's range?
The Speckled Piculet has a mapped global range of about 4.5 million km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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How to choose a suet feeder for woodpeckers — the styles compared, why a tail prop helps, and how to keep starlings off. A decision framework with the woodpecker species in the Birbs encyclopedia.
Meet the Picidae
A field guide to the Picidae family — 239 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.