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title: "Musspecht"
description: "Veniliornis passerinus — Vogels. The little woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/little-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Musspecht

> Veniliornis passerinus — Vogels. The little woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Veniliornis passerinus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1734
- Wikidata: [Q594083](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594083)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18047](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18047)

## Names

- en: Little Woodpecker
- de: Sperlingsspecht
- es: Carpintero oliva chico
- fr: Pic passerin
- nl: Musspecht
- pl: Dzięcioł jarzębaty

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1090), AR (168), BO (91), PE (54), EC (49), CO (36), GF (29), PY (28)

## Summary

The little woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, Suriname, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Musspecht](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kahio Tiberio Mazon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9243150

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-woodpecker?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).