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Antillean piculet

Nesoctites micromegas (Sundevall, 1866)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The antillean piculet (Nesoctites micromegas) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 29.9 g to 34.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Antillean piculet (Nesoctites micromegas)
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the antillean piculet

Weight
29.9 g – 34.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the antillean piculet live?

Not recorded

What is the antillean piculet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Antillean piculet (Nesoctites micromegas) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola that is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

From the Wikipedia article “Antillean piculet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antillean_piculet&oldid=1380728818), 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 antillean piculet endangered?

The antillean piculet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the antillean piculet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusNesoctites
  7. SpeciesNesoctites micromegas (Sundevall, 1866)

Synonyms Picumnus micromegas

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • picotet de la HispaniolaCatalan
  • datel antilskýCzech
  • datloun antilskýCzech
  • cnocellan y CaribîWelsh
  • AntildværgspætteDanish
  • HüpfspechtGerman
  • antila pegetoEsperanto
  • FlauteroSpanish
  • Carpinterito antillanoSpanish
  • Carpinterito de SierraSpanish
  • Carpintero BoloSpanish
  • TutulufeoSpanish
  • antilli rähnakEstonian
  • antillientikkanenFinnish
  • Piculet des AntillesFrench
  • Picumne des AntillesFrench
  • Sèpantye BwaHaitian Creole
  • antilski žunićCroatian
  • karibi törpeharkályHungarian
  • Picchiolo delle AntilleItalian
  • ヒスパニオラヒメキツツキJapanese
  • antilinis genelisLithuanian
  • West-Indische DwergspechtDutch
  • storpikulettNorwegian
  • hispaniolakPolish
  • picapauzinho-das-antilhasPortuguese
  • pica-pau-anão-das-antilhasPortuguese
  • Антильский дятелокRussian
  • poskoček antilskýSlovak
  • Antilska žunicaSerbian
  • hispanioladvärgspettSwedish
  • Antil KakancığıTurkish
  • добаш антильськийUkrainian
  • 安岛姬啄木鸟Chinese
  • 安地列斯姬啄木Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the antillean piculet

Other species in the same family Picidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the antillean piculet?

An adult antillean piculet weighs 29.9 g – 34.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the antillean piculet endangered?

The antillean piculet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the antillean piculet?

The antillean piculet (Nesoctites micromegas) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Antillean piculet (Nesoctites micromegas). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-piculet

MLA

“Antillean piculet (Nesoctites micromegas).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-piculet.

BibTeX
@misc{antillean_piculet_2026,
  title = {Antillean piculet (Nesoctites micromegas)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-piculet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}