Rusty-necked piculet
Picumnus fuscus Pelzeln, 1870
The rusty-necked piculet (Picumnus fuscus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 11.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the rusty-necked piculet
- Weight
- 11.3 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
Photos of the rusty-necked piculet
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Where does the rusty-necked piculet live?
Not recorded
What is the rusty-necked piculet?
The rusty-necked piculet (Picumnus fuscus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found along the Brazilian-Bolivian border.
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Is the rusty-necked piculet endangered?
The rusty-necked 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 rusty-necked piculet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- genusPicumnus
- SpeciesPicumnus fuscus Pelzeln, 1870
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- picotet terrósCatalan
- datlíček rezavokrkýCzech
- cnocellan yddfwinauWelsh
- Rusthalet DværgspætteDanish
- RotnackenzwergspechtGerman
- Rostnacken-ZwergspechtGerman
- rufkola pegetoEsperanto
- Carpinterito cuellirrufoSpanish
- guaporé rähnakEstonian
- دارشکنک گردنزنگاریPersian
- tuliniskatikkanenFinnish
- Picumne à nuque rousseFrench
- crnočeli žunićCroatian
- Picchiolo colloruggineItalian
- チャエリヒメキツツキJapanese
- rudakaklis genelisLithuanian
- RoestnekdwergspechtDutch
- rusthalspikulettNorwegian
- dzięciolnik obrożnyPolish
- پکمنس فسکسWestern Panjabi
- picapauzinho-fuscoPortuguese
- Pica-pau-anão-fuscoPortuguese
- picapauzinho-de-faces-castanhasPortuguese
- Ржавошеий дятелокRussian
- Темношапочный дятелокRussian
- ďatlíček obojkovýSlovak
- ockradvärgspettSwedish
- rosthalsad dvärgspettSwedish
- Boz KakancıkTurkish
- добаш чорнолобийUkrainian
- 褐頸姬啄木Chinese
- 锈颈姬啄木鸟Chinese
Relatives of the rusty-necked 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
CompareRusty-necked piculet vs Speckled piculetRusty-necked piculet vs White-barred piculetRusty-necked piculet vs Bar-breasted piculetRusty-necked piculet vs Plain-breasted piculet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rusty-necked piculet?
An adult rusty-necked piculet weighs 11.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rusty-necked piculet endangered?
The rusty-necked 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 rusty-necked piculet?
The rusty-necked piculet (Picumnus fuscus) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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