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Ocellated piculet

Picumnus dorbignyanus Lafresnaye, 1845

LCLeast Concernbirds

The ocellated piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.6 g to 10.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ocellated piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ocellated piculet

Weight
9.6 g – 10.1 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
2.4src 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 ocellated piculet live?

Not recorded

What is the ocellated piculet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ocellated piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru and possibly Argentina.

From the Wikipedia article “Ocellated piculet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ocellated_piculet&oldid=1379908803), 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 ocellated piculet endangered?

The ocellated 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 ocellated piculet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusPicumnus
  7. SpeciesPicumnus dorbignyanus Lafresnaye, 1845

Synonyms Picumnus cirratus dorbygnianus, Picumnus dorbygnianus, Picumnus dorbygnianus, Picumnus dorbygnianus, Picumnus dorbygnianus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • picotet de d'OrbignyCatalan
  • datlíček očkatýCzech
  • datlíček bolivijskýCzech
  • Olivengrå DværgspætteDanish
  • AndenzwergspechtGerman
  • DrosselzwergspechtGerman
  • OrbignyzwergspechtGerman
  • ocela pegetoEsperanto
  • Carpinterito bolivianoSpanish
  • Carpinterito manchadoSpanish
  • Carpinterito OceladoSpanish
  • silmikrähnakEstonian
  • täpläliaanitikkanenFinnish
  • Picumne d'OrbignyFrench
  • Picumne de d'OrbignyFrench
  • Picumne de d’OrbignyFrench
  • pjegavoboki žunićCroatian
  • Picchiolo ocellatoItalian
  • ガンモンヒメキツツキJapanese
  • akiniuotasis genelisLithuanian
  • Geparelde DwergspechtDutch
  • D'Orbigny's DwergspechtDutch
  • pilspisspikulettNorwegian
  • dzięciolnik płowyPolish
  • picapauzinho-oceladoPortuguese
  • Pica-pau-anão-oceladoPortuguese
  • Глазчатый дятелокRussian
  • ďatlíček očkatýSlovak
  • Krupnopegava žunicaSerbian
  • pilspetsdvärgspettSwedish
  • D’Orbingny KakancığıTurkish
  • добаш плямистобокийUkrainian
  • 眼斑姬啄木Chinese
  • 眼斑姬啄木鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ocellated 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 ocellated piculet?

An adult ocellated piculet weighs 9.6 g – 10.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ocellated piculet endangered?

The ocellated 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 ocellated piculet?

The ocellated piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ocellated piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ocellated-piculet

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{ocellated_piculet_2026,
  title = {Ocellated piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ocellated-piculet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}