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Ocellated Piculet
Picumnus dorbignyanus
Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus) is a member of the Picidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 9.6 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 dorbignyanus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Ocellated 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 Ocellated Piculet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus) belongs to the Picidae family of the order Piciformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Peru and w Bolivia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.6 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 3.5 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 100,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Ocellated Piculet?
The Ocellated Piculet is a very small bird that weighs around 9.6 g.
Where does the Ocellated Piculet live?
The Ocellated Piculet is found across South America with a range covering SA e Peru and w Bolivia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Ocellated Piculet belong to?
The Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Ocellated Piculet eat?
The Ocellated Piculet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Ocellated Piculet migrate?
The Ocellated Piculet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Ocellated 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.
How large is the Ocellated Piculet's range?
The Ocellated Piculet has a mapped global range of about 100,000 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.