Avibase: Picumnus squamulatus (Scaled Piculet)

Scaled Piculet

Picumnus squamulatus de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1854

The scaled piculet is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest. This bird was first described by the French naturalist Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1854; five subspecies are recognised. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Picumnus
Scientific:
  Picumnus squamulatus

Original description

Citation:
de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1854

Reference:
Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. ser.2, t.6 p.208

Protonym:
Picumnus squamulatus

Type locality:
Colombia.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48620#page/218/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
999D26A5619DB724

Avibase ID:
avibase-999D26A5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/999D26A5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553956

Geographic range:

Picumnus squamulatus squamulatus: northeastern and central Colombia (Arauca to Huila and northeastern Meta)
Picumnus squamulatus roehli: northeastern Colombia (Boyacá and Santa Marta region) to northern Venezuela
Picumnus squamulatus apurensis: north-central Venezuela (Apure, Guárico, and Anzoátegui)
Picumnus squamulatus lovejoyi: far northwestern Venezuela (northwestern Zulia)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Scaled Piculet
Catalan:
Picotet escatós
Czech:
datliček šupinatý
Danish:
Skællet Dværgspætte
German:
Schuppenzwergspecht
Esperanto:
Skvameca pikumno
Spanish:
Carpinterito Escamoso
Spanish (Spain):
Carpinterito Escamoso
Estonian:
venetsueela rähnak
Finnish:
suomutikkanen
French:
Picumne squamulé
Hungarian:
pikkelyes törpeharkály
Italian:
Picchiolo squamato
Japanese (romaji):
urokohimekitsutsuki
Japanese:
ウロコヒメキツツキ
Lithuanian:
Žvynuotasis genelis
Dutch:
Geschubde Dwergspecht
Norwegian:
Skjellpikulett
Polish:
dzieciolnik luskowany
Russian:
Чешуйчатый дятелок
Slovak:
ďatlíček šupinatý
Swedish:
Fjällig dvärgspett
Ukrainian:
Добаш колумбійський
Chinese:
鳞斑姬啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
鱗斑姬啄木

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Picumne squamulé ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Picumne squamulé ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 2]
Clements 3rd edition: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 2]
Clements 4th edition: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Picumnus squamulatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Picumnus squamulatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Picumnus squamulatus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Scaled Piculet ( Picumnus squamulatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Picumnus squamulatus [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Picumnus squamulatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Picumnus [exilis or squamulatus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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