Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusPicumnus (Typical Piculets)
- SpeciesPicumnus innominatus (Speckled Piculet)
About the Speckled Piculet
The speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in India, China and Southeast Asia. The speckled piculet was formally described in 1836 by the English zoologist Edward Burton under the current binomial name Picumnus innominatus from a specimen collected in the "Himalayas". The locality is taken to be the state of Sikkim in northeast India. The specific epithet innominatus is Latin meaning "unnamed".
Three subspecies are recognised: P. i. innominatus Burton, 1836 – northeast Afghanistan, north Pakistan, Kashmir to southeast Tibet, Nepal and northeast India P. i. malayorum Hartert, EJO, 1912 – south, east India to south China, Indochina, Sumatra and Borneo
P. i. chinensis (Hargitt, 1881) – central, east, south China The male and female birds look alike. They have olive-green backs, with two white stripes on the side of their heads. The male bird has orange and brown on the forecrown. They have a creamy-white coloring below, with black spots. There is a dark green band near the eyes.
It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Manas National Park
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
White-browed Piculet
Sasia ochracea
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 14 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 15 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 16 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 18 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Piculet in Manas National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Piculet sighting in Manas National Park, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Speckled Piculet in Manas National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Piculet in Manas National Park in our monthly data.