The little woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae, 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
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Picus passerinus
Type locality:
Dominica, error := Cayenne, by designation of Berlepsch and Hartert, Nov. Zool., 9, 1902, p. 93.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/178/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
898101E601D55C5D
Avibase ID:
avibase-898101E6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/898101E6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554059
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): 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] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): 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, version 2022: Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: 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] |
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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] |
eBird version 2022: Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: 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: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
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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: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
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: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
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: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
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] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Little Woodpecker ( Veniliornis passerinus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Veniliornis passerinus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Veniliornis passerinus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (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) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates passerinus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Little Woodpecker ( Dryobates 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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