Little Woodpecker

Veniliornis passerinus - Pic passerin

Systematics

Order
:
Piciformes
Family
:
Picidés
Genus
:
Veniliornis
Species
:
passerinus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 24 à 37 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Veniliornis passerinus passerinus (the Guianas and ne Brazil)
Veniliornis passerinus fidelis (e Colombia and w Venezuela)
Veniliornis passerinus modestus (ne Venezuela)
Veniliornis passerinus diversus (n Brazil)
Veniliornis passerinus agilis (e Ecuador to n Bolivia, w Brazil)
Veniliornis passerinus insignis (wc Brazil)
Veniliornis passerinus tapajozensis (c Brazil)
Veniliornis passerinus taenionotus (e Brazil)
Veniliornis passerinus olivinus (s Brazil to s Bolivia, Paraguay and n Argentina)

Foreign names

Pic passerin,
Carpintero chico,
pica-pau-pequeno,
Sperlingsspecht,
Musspecht,
Picchio minore,
sparvspett,
Spurvespett,
ďateľ vrabčí,
datel vrabčí,
Spurvespætte,
sammaltikka,
picot menut,
dzięcioł jarzębaty,
Воробьиный венилиорнис,
ヒメハゲラ,
小啄木鸟,
非洲小啄木,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest