White-bellied piculet
Picumnus spilogaster Sundevall, 1866
The white-bellied piculet (Picumnus spilogaster) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 13 g to 13.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-bellied piculet
- Weight
- 13.2 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 white-bellied piculet live?
Not recorded
What is the white-bellied piculet?
The white-bellied piculet (Picumnus spilogaster) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
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Is the white-bellied piculet endangered?
The white-bellied 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 white-bellied piculet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- genusPicumnus
- SpeciesPicumnus spilogaster Sundevall, 1866
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- picotet de ventre blancCatalan
- datlíček světlebřichýCzech
- cnocellan dorwenWelsh
- Hvidbuget DværgspætteDanish
- WeißbauchzwergspechtGerman
- Weißbauch-ZwergspechtGerman
- blankventra pegetoEsperanto
- Carpinterito ventriblancoSpanish
- madalikurähnakEstonian
- raitarintatikkanenFinnish
- Picumne à ventre blancFrench
- prugastogrli žunićCroatian
- Picchiolo panciabiancaItalian
- シロハラヒメキツツキJapanese
- baltapilvis genelisLithuanian
- WitbuikdwergspechtDutch
- hvitbukpikulettNorwegian
- dzięciolnik białobrzuchyPolish
- picapauzinho-de-barriga-brancaPortuguese
- Pica-pau-anão-de-pescoço-brancoPortuguese
- picapauzinho-de-pescoço-brancoPortuguese
- Белобрюхий дятелокRussian
- ďatlíček bielobruchýSlovak
- vitbukig dvärgspettSwedish
- Ak Karınlı KakancıkTurkish
- добаш світлочеревийUkrainian
- 白腹姬啄木Chinese
- 白腹姬啄木鸟Chinese
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Relatives of the white-bellied 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
CompareWhite-bellied piculet vs Speckled piculetWhite-bellied piculet vs White-barred piculetWhite-bellied piculet vs Bar-breasted piculetWhite-bellied piculet vs Plain-breasted piculet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-bellied piculet?
An adult white-bellied piculet weighs 13.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-bellied piculet endangered?
The white-bellied 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-bellied piculet?
The white-bellied piculet (Picumnus spilogaster) 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.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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