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White-barred piculet

Picumnus cirratus Temminck, 1825

LCLeast Concernbirds

The white-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.2 g to 10.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus)
Photo: Dario Sanches · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-barred piculet

Weight
10.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.8src 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

Photos of the white-barred piculet

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White-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus)
Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the white-barred piculet live?

Not recorded

What is the white-barred piculet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

From the Wikipedia article “White-barred piculet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-barred_piculet&oldid=1315235398), 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.

What does the white-barred piculet sound like?

https://www.inaturalist.org/people/pablohcapovilla · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the white-barred piculet endangered?

The white-barred 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 white-barred piculet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusPicumnus
  7. SpeciesPicumnus cirratus Temminck, 1825
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • picotet zebratCatalan
  • datlíček proužkobřichýCzech
  • cnocellan resogWelsh
  • Hvidbåndet DværgspætteDanish
  • ZebrazwergspechtGerman
  • Zebra-ZwergspechtGerman
  • zebrostria pegetoEsperanto
  • Carpinterito variableSpanish
  • Carpinterito barradoSpanish
  • Carpinterito chaqueñoSpanish
  • Carpinterito comúnSpanish
  • kamporähnakEstonian
  • liaanitikkanenFinnish
  • Picumne frangéFrench
  • prugastotrbi žunićCroatian
  • iromba törpeharkályHungarian
  • Picchiolo barrebiancheItalian
  • シロスジヒメキツツキJapanese
  • baltadryžis genelisLithuanian
  • ZebradwergspechtDutch
  • båndpikulettNorwegian
  • dzięciolnik zebrowanyPolish
  • picapauzinho-barradoPortuguese
  • Pica-pau-anão-barradoPortuguese
  • Хохлатый дятелокRussian
  • ďatlíček bielopásySlovak
  • zebradvärgspettSwedish
  • Yazılı KakancıkTurkish
  • добаш зебровийUkrainian
  • 白斑姬啄木Chinese
  • 白斑姬啄木鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the white-barred piculet

Other species in the same genus Picumnus.

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Common questions

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How big is the white-barred piculet?

An adult white-barred piculet weighs 10.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-barred piculet endangered?

The white-barred 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 white-barred piculet?

The white-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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@misc{white_barred_piculet_2026,
  title = {White-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-barred-piculet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}