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Arrowhead piculet

Picumnus minutissimus (Pallas, 1782)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The arrowhead piculet (Picumnus minutissimus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 13 g to 13.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Arrowhead piculet (Picumnus minutissimus)
Photo: BJ Smit · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the arrowhead piculet

Weight
13 g – 13.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.5src 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 arrowhead piculet live?

Not recorded

What is the arrowhead piculet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The arrowhead piculet or Guianan piculet (Picumnus minutissimus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Suriname and possibly French Guiana and Guyana.

From the Wikipedia article “Arrowhead piculet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arrowhead_piculet&oldid=1380578493), 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 arrowhead piculet endangered?

The arrowhead 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 arrowhead piculet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusPicumnus
  7. SpeciesPicumnus minutissimus (Pallas, 1782)

Synonyms Picumnus lepidotus, Picus minutissimus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Guianan piculetEnglish
  • Guianan piculetEnglish
  • picotet de les GuaianesCatalan
  • datlíček guyanskýCzech
  • cnocellan GuyanaWelsh
  • Guyana DværgspætteDanish
  • DäumlingsspechtGerman
  • gujana pegetoEsperanto
  • Carpinterito de GuayanaSpanish
  • guajaana rähnakEstonian
  • ruskoperätikkanenFinnish
  • Picumne de CayenneFrench
  • gvajanski žunićCroatian
  • Picchiolo della GuyanaItalian
  • ヤジリヒメキツツキJapanese
  • kajeninis genelisLithuanian
  • GuyanadwergspechtDutch
  • guyanapikulettNorwegian
  • dzięciolnik gujańskiPolish
  • picapauzinho-escamadoPortuguese
  • picapauzinho-da-guianaPortuguese
  • picapauzinho-guianensePortuguese
  • Гвианский дятелокRussian
  • Чешуйчатоухий дятелокRussian
  • ďatlíček guyanskýSlovak
  • guyanadvärgspettSwedish
  • Guyana KakancığıTurkish
  • добаш гвіанськийUkrainian
  • 矢頭姬啄木Chinese
  • 尖头姬啄木鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the arrowhead piculet

Other species in the same genus Picumnus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the arrowhead piculet?

An adult arrowhead piculet weighs 13 g – 13.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the arrowhead piculet endangered?

The arrowhead 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 arrowhead piculet?

The arrowhead piculet (Picumnus minutissimus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{arrowhead_piculet_2026,
  title = {Arrowhead piculet (Picumnus minutissimus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arrowhead-piculet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}