Golden-spangled Piculet
Picumnus exilis(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Golden-spangled Piculet
The Golden-spangled Piculet (Picumnus exilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Picumnus exilis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Golden-spangled Piculet
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Picumnus exilis clarus
- Picumnus exilis undulatus
- Picumnus exilis buffonii
- Picumnus exilis pernambucensis
- Picumnus exilis alegriae
- Picumnus exilis exilis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus exilis
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Province of Sao Paulo; error = Baia.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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