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African piculet

Sasia africana J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1855

Status not recordedbirds

The African piculet (Sasia africana) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 9.4 g.

African piculet (Sasia africana)
Photo: Adriana Rubinstein · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the African piculet

Weight
9.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the African piculet live?

Not recorded

What is the African piculet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The African piculet (Verreauxia africana), sometimes placed in the genus Sasia, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Verreauxia.

It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Uganda. This species is described as locally common and has a very large range, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “African piculet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=African_piculet&oldid=1380739980), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the African piculet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the African piculet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusSasia
  7. SpeciesSasia africana J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1855

Synonyms Blax gymnophthalmus, Verreauxia africana

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • picotet africàCatalan
  • datlíček trpasličíCzech
  • cnocellan AffricaWelsh
  • Afrikansk DværgspætteDanish
  • Graubauch-MausspechtGerman
  • Carpinterito africanoSpanish
  • aafrika rähnakEstonian
  • afrikantikkanenFinnish
  • Picumne de VerreauxFrench
  • afrički žunićCroatian
  • Picchiolo africanoItalian
  • アフリカミツユビコゲラJapanese
  • afrikinė sasijaLithuanian
  • AfrikapikulettNorwegian Bokmål
  • Afrikaanse DwergspechtDutch
  • dzięciolnik afrykańskiPolish
  • pica-pau-pigmeuPortuguese
  • pica-pau-pigmeu-africanoPortuguese
  • Африканский дятелокRussian
  • sasia africkáSlovak
  • afrikansk dvärgspettSwedish
  • добаш африканськийUkrainian

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Relatives of the African piculet

Other species in the same genus Sasia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the African piculet?

An adult African piculet weighs 9.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African piculet?

The African piculet (Sasia africana) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{african_piculet_2026,
  title = {African piculet (Sasia africana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-piculet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}