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Speckled piculet

Picumnus innominatus Burton, 1836

LCLeast Concernbirds

The speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 10.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
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Quick facts about the speckled piculet

Weight
10 g – 10.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 3.5src 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 speckled piculet live?

Not recorded

What is the speckled piculet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in India, China and Southeast Asia.

From the Wikipedia article “Speckled piculet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speckled_piculet&oldid=1370401697), 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 speckled piculet endangered?

The speckled 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.

How is the speckled piculet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusPicumnus
  7. SpeciesPicumnus innominatus Burton, 1836

Synonyms Piculus nipalensis, Vivia nipalensis

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • তিলা কুটিকুড়ালিBangla
  • picotet tacatCatalan
  • datlíček tečkovanýCzech
  • cnocellan fraithWelsh
  • Plettet DværgspætteDanish
  • TüpfelzwergspechtGerman
  • Tüpfel-ZwergspechtGerman
  • punkta pegetoEsperanto
  • Carpinterito moteadoSpanish
  • Carpinterito ManchadoSpanish
  • valjasrähnakEstonian
  • täplävatsatikkanenFinnish
  • Picumne tachetéFrench
  • Cnagaire beag breacIrish
  • prugastoglavi žunićCroatian
  • Tukik belangIndonesian
  • Picchiolo marezzatoItalian
  • アジアヒメキツツキJapanese
  • raibasis genelisLithuanian
  • punktainais pundurdzenisLatvian
  • മരംകൊത്തിച്ചിന്നൻMalayalam
  • Belatik bintikMalay
  • Aziatische DwergspechtDutch
  • flekkpikulettNorwegian
  • dzięciolnik himalajskiPolish
  • picapauzinho-asiáticoPortuguese
  • picapauzinho-sarapintadoPortuguese
  • Индийский дятелокRussian
  • Крапчатый дятелокRussian
  • ďatlíček škvrnitýSlovak
  • Sitnopegava žunicaSerbian
  • fläckdvärgspettSwedish
  • นกหัวขวานจิ๋วท้องลายThai
  • Benekli KakancıkTurkish
  • добаш індійськийUkrainian
  • 斑姬啄木Chinese
  • 斑姬啄木鳥Chinese
  • 斑姬啄木鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the speckled 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 speckled piculet?

An adult speckled piculet weighs 10 g – 10.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the speckled piculet endangered?

The speckled 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 speckled piculet?

The speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{speckled_piculet_2026,
  title = {Speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/speckled-piculet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}