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Little Woodpecker

Veniliornis passerinus (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats in a large part of South America east of the Andes, and generally common. Unlike other similar and comparably sized members of the genus Veniliornis, the Little Woodpecker lacks a contrasting yellow nape. Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
  Veniliornis

Scientific:
  Veniliornis passerinus

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, 1766)

Reference:
  Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.174

Protonym:
  Picus passerinus

Avibase ID:
  898101E601D55C5D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/898101E6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554059

Geographic range:

  • Veniliornis passerinus passerinus: The Guianas and ne Brazil
  • Veniliornis passerinus olivinus: S Brazil to Paraguay, Bolivia and n Argentina
  • Veniliornis passerinus taenionotus: E Brazil
  • Veniliornis passerinus tapajozensis: Central Brazil
  • Veniliornis passerinus insignis: W-central Brazil
  • Veniliornis passerinus diversus: N Brazil
  • Veniliornis passerinus modestus: NE Venezuela
  • Veniliornis passerinus fidelis: E Colombia to w Venezuela
  • Veniliornis passerinus agilis: E Ecuador to n Bolivia and w Brazil
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Little Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot menut
Czech:
datel vrabčí
Danish:
Spurvespætte
German:
Sperlingsspecht
Spanish:
Carpintero Chico
Spanish (Spain):
Carpintero Chico
Finnish:
sammaltikka
French:
Pic passerin
Croatian:
sivouha žuna
Italian:
Picchio minore
Japanese (romaji):
himehagera
Japanese:
ヒメハゲラ
Lithuanian:
Žvirblinis genys
Dutch:
Musspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sporvespett
Norwegian:
Spurvespett
Polish:
dzięcioł jarzębaty
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-pequeno
Portuguese (Brazil):
pica-pau-pequeno
Russian:
Воробьиный дятел
Slovak:
ďateľ vrabčí
Serbian:
Obični zeleni detlić
Swedish:
sparvspett
Ukrainian:
Дзьоган малий
Chinese:
小啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
小啄木

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pic passerin ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic passerin ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
James Lee Peters:
Veniliornis passerinus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
Veniliornis passerinus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
Veniliornis passerinus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Veniliornis passerinus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Veniliornis passerinus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Picot menut
Czech: Datel vrabcí, datel vrabčí
Danish: Spurvespætte
German: Sperling-Specht, Sperlingsspecht
English: Little Woodpecker
English, HBW: Little Woodpecker
English (IOC): Little Woodpecker
English (United States): Little Woodpecker
Spanish: Carpinterito oliváceo, Carpintero Chico, Carpintero oliva chico, Carpintero Oliváceo, Carpintero oliváceo común, Carpintero Ribereño
Spanish (Argentine): Carpintero oliva chico, Carpintero oliváceo común
Spanish (Colombia): Carpintero Ribereño
Spanish (Ecuador): Carpintero Chico
Spanish (Spain): Carpintero Chico
Spanish (HBW): Little Woodpecker
Spanish (Peru): Carpintero Chico
Spanish (Paraguay): Carpinterito oliváceo
Spanish (Venezuela): Carpintero Oliváceo
Estonian: salu-värbrähn
Finnish: Sammaltikka
French: Pic passerin
Guianese Creole French: Charpantyé
Guarani: Ypekû'i, Ypeku-para
Croatian: sivouha žuna
Italian: Picchio minore, Picchio passerino
Japanese (romaji): himehagera
Japanese: ヒメハゲラ
Scientific: Dryobates passerinus, Picus passerinus, Veniliornis passerinus, Veniliornis passerinus passerinus
Lithuanian: Žvirblinis genys
Dutch: Musspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sporvespett
Norwegian: Spurvespett
Polish: dzieciol jarzebaty, dzięcioł jarzębaty
Portuguese: Pica-pau-pequeno, pica-pau-pequeno , pica-pauzinho-anão, picapauzinho-anão
Portuguese (Brazil): Pica-Pau Pequeno, pica-pau-pequeno, pica-pau-pequeno , pica-pauzinho-anão, Picapauzinho-anão
Portuguese (Portugal): Picapauzinho-anão
Russian: Воробьиный венилиорнис, Воробьиный дятел
Slovak: ďateľ vrabčí
Serbian: Obični zeleni detlić
Sranan: Timreman
Swedish: Sparvspett
Turkish: Yazılı küçük ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: Дзьоган малий
Wayana: Olohokhok
Chinese: 小啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 小啄木, 非洲小啄木

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