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title: "White-barred Piculet"
description: "Picumnus cirratus — Birds. The white-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-barred-piculet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-barred Piculet

> Picumnus cirratus — Birds. The white-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Picumnus cirratus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 2697
- Wikidata: [Q1266235](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266235)
- iNaturalist taxon: [17827](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/17827)

## Names

- en: White-barred Piculet
- de: Zebrazwergspecht
- es: Carpinterito barrado
- fr: Picumne frangé
- nl: Zebradwergspecht
- pt: Picapauzinho-barrado
- pl: Dzięciolnik zebrowany

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1353), AR (1175), UY (35), PY (27), BO (5), GY (5), GF (4)

## Summary

The white-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-barred_piculet

## Photo

![White-barred Piculet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-barred-piculet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105723346

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-barred-piculet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).