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Rufous-breasted piculet

Picumnus rufiventris (Bonaparte, 1838)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The rufous-breasted piculet (Picumnus rufiventris) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.5 g to 21 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rufous-breasted piculet (Picumnus rufiventris)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rufous-breasted piculet

Weight
18.5 g – 21 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 rufous-breasted piculet live?

Not recorded

What is the rufous-breasted piculet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rufous-breasted piculet (Picumnus rufiventris) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Rufous-breasted piculet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous-breasted_piculet&oldid=1315370087), 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 rufous-breasted piculet endangered?

The rufous-breasted 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 rufous-breasted piculet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusPicumnus
  7. SpeciesPicumnus rufiventris (Bonaparte, 1838)

Synonyms Asthenurus rufiventris

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • picotet rogencCatalan
  • datlíček rezavobřichýCzech
  • cnocellan frongochWelsh
  • Brunbrystet DværgspætteDanish
  • RotbauchzwergspechtGerman
  • Rotbauch-ZwergspechtGerman
  • rufaventra pegetoEsperanto
  • Carpinterito ventrirrufoSpanish
  • ruskerähnakEstonian
  • isotikkanenFinnish
  • Picumne à ventre rouxFrench
  • riđi žunićCroatian
  • Picchiolo pettorossiccioItalian
  • ムネアカヒメキツツキJapanese
  • rusvakrūtis genelisLithuanian
  • RoodbuikdwergspechtDutch
  • rustpikulettNorwegian
  • dzięciolnik rdzawoszyiPolish
  • picapauzinho-ruivoPortuguese
  • Pica-pau-anão-vermelhoPortuguese
  • picapauzinho-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Рыжебрюхий дятелокRussian
  • Рыжегрудый дятелокRussian
  • ďatlíček hrdzavobruchýSlovak
  • Riđogruda žunicaSerbian
  • rödbröstad dvärgspettSwedish
  • Tarçın Renkli KakancıkTurkish
  • добаш рудогрудийUkrainian
  • 棕胸姬啄木Chinese
  • 棕胸姬啄木鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the rufous-breasted 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 rufous-breasted piculet?

An adult rufous-breasted piculet weighs 18.5 g – 21 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rufous-breasted piculet endangered?

The rufous-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 rufous-breasted piculet?

The rufous-breasted piculet (Picumnus rufiventris) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{rufous_breasted_piculet_2026,
  title = {Rufous-breasted piculet (Picumnus rufiventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-breasted-piculet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}