Golden-spangled Piculet

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

The Golden-spangled Piculet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Golden-spangled Piculet (Picumnus exilis) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Picumnus exilis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

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Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis = French Guiana - Jul, 2005 More

Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis = Described by: Lichtenstein, M. H. K. (1823) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs French Guiana - Jul, 2005 More

XC3506 :: Golden-spangled Piculet (Picumnus exilis nigropunctatus) = Recording data Recordist Nick Athanas Date 30-10-2005 Time 07:00 Country Venezuela Location Guaraunos, Sucre Longitude W63.7'2" Latitude N10. More

Photo of a golden-spangled piculet, made by Foek Chin Joe in Suriname. In this picture you can just see its underparts that are barred yellow and black. This smallest woodpecker of Suriname gets its food from small branches and twigs, often hanging upside down. In the coastal area, around Paramaribo you can see the Arrowhead piculet, in the rest of Suriname it is the Golden-spangled piculet that is mostly seen. More

Order : Piciformes
Family : Picidae
Genus : Picumnus
Species : exilis
Authority : (Lichtenstein, 1823)