Ecuadorian piculet
Picumnus sclateri Taczanowski, 1877
The ecuadorian piculet (Picumnus sclateri) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.8 g to 12.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the ecuadorian piculet
- Weight
- 9.8 g – 12.4 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
- 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 ecuadorian piculet live?
Not recorded
What is the ecuadorian piculet?
The Ecuadorian piculet (Picumnus sclateri) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
From the Wikipedia article “Ecuadorian piculet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ecuadorian_piculet&oldid=1314298395), 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 ecuadorian piculet endangered?
The ecuadorian 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. What the categories mean.
How is the ecuadorian piculet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- genusPicumnus
- SpeciesPicumnus sclateri Taczanowski, 1877
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- picotet de SclaterCatalan
- datlíček ekvádorskýCzech
- cnocellan EcwadorWelsh
- Ecuador DværgspætteDanish
- BraunohrzwergspechtGerman
- Braunohr-ZwergspechtGerman
- ekvadora pegetoEsperanto
- Carpinterito ecuatorianoSpanish
- ekuadori rähnakEstonian
- ecuadorintikkanenFinnish
- Picumne de SclaterFrench
- prugastoprsi žunićCroatian
- Picchiolo dell'EcuadorItalian
- エクアドルヒメキツツキJapanese
- ekvadorinis genelisLithuanian
- EcuadordwergspechtDutch
- krattpikulettNorwegian
- dzięciolnik bladyPolish
- picapauzinho-equatorianoPortuguese
- Эквадорский дятелокRussian
- ďatlíček hnedosluchýSlovak
- tumbesdvärgspettSwedish
- Ekvador KakancığıTurkish
- добаш еквадорськийUkrainian
- 厄瓜多姬啄木Chinese
- 厄瓜多尔姬啄木鸟Chinese
Relatives of the ecuadorian piculet
Other species in the same genus Picumnus.
Speckled piculet
Picumnus innominatus
White-barred piculet
Picumnus cirratus
Bar-breasted piculet
Picumnus aurifrons
Plain-breasted piculet
Picumnus castelnau
Golden-spangled piculet
Picumnus exilis
Greyish piculet
Picumnus granadensis
CompareEcuadorian piculet vs Speckled piculetEcuadorian piculet vs White-barred piculetEcuadorian piculet vs Bar-breasted piculetEcuadorian piculet vs Plain-breasted piculet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the ecuadorian piculet?
An adult ecuadorian piculet weighs 9.8 g – 12.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the ecuadorian piculet endangered?
The ecuadorian 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 ecuadorian piculet?
The ecuadorian piculet (Picumnus sclateri) 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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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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