Bar-breasted piculet
Picumnus aurifrons Pelzeln, 1870
The bar-breasted piculet (Picumnus aurifrons) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.6 g to 9.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the bar-breasted piculet
- Weight
- 8.6 g – 9.3 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
- Not recorded
- 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 bar-breasted piculet live?
Not recorded
What is the bar-breasted piculet?
The bar-breasted piculet (Picumnus aurifrons) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.
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Is the bar-breasted piculet endangered?
The bar-breasted piculet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the bar-breasted piculet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- genusPicumnus
- SpeciesPicumnus aurifrons Pelzeln, 1870
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- picotet barratCatalan
- datlíček zlatočelýCzech
- cnocellan eurdalcenWelsh
- Gulpandet DværgspætteDanish
- Tværstribet DværgspætteDanish
- GoldstirnzwergspechtGerman
- Goldstirn-ZwergspechtGerman
- orfrunta pegetoEsperanto
- Carpinterito del AmazonasSpanish
- amasoonia rähnakEstonian
- amazonianraitatikkanenFinnish
- Picumne barréFrench
- zlatnočeli žunićCroatian
- Picchiolo pettobarratoItalian
- キンビタイヒメキツツキJapanese
- auksakaktis genelisLithuanian
- GoudkapdwergspechtDutch
- amazonpikulettNorwegian
- dzięciolnik złotoczelnyPolish
- picapauzinho-douradoPortuguese
- Pica-pau-anão-douradoPortuguese
- Pica-pauzinho-de-testa-douradaPortuguese
- picapauzinho-amazónicoPortuguese
- Золотолобый дятелокRussian
- ďatlíček zlatočelýSlovak
- Zlatočela žunicaSerbian
- guldpannad dvärgspettSwedish
- Amazon KakancığıTurkish
- добаш золотолобийUkrainian
- 金額姬啄木Chinese
- 金额姬啄木鸟Chinese
Relatives of the bar-breasted piculet
Other species in the same genus Picumnus.
Speckled piculet
Picumnus innominatus
White-barred piculet
Picumnus cirratus
Plain-breasted piculet
Picumnus castelnau
Golden-spangled piculet
Picumnus exilis
Greyish piculet
Picumnus granadensis
Lafresnaye's piculet
Picumnus lafresnayi
CompareBar-breasted piculet vs Speckled piculetBar-breasted piculet vs White-barred piculetBar-breasted piculet vs Plain-breasted piculetBar-breasted piculet vs Golden-spangled piculet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bar-breasted piculet?
An adult bar-breasted piculet weighs 8.6 g – 9.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bar-breasted piculet endangered?
The bar-breasted 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 bar-breasted piculet?
The bar-breasted piculet (Picumnus aurifrons) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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