Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Taxonomy
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Veniliornis
- eBird Code
- litwoo2
Vocalizations
Subspecies (9)
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Veniliornis passerinus agilis
eastern Ecuador to northern Bolivia and western Brazil
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Veniliornis passerinus diversus
northern Brazil north of the Amazon River (Roraima and northeastern Amazonas)
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Veniliornis passerinus fidelis
eastern Colombia to western Venezuela
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Veniliornis passerinus insignis
west-central Brazil (south bank of the Amazon River to east bank of Rio Madeira)
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Veniliornis passerinus modestus
northeastern Venezuela
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Veniliornis passerinus olivinus
southern Brazil to Paraguay, Bolivia, and north-central Argentina
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Veniliornis passerinus passerinus
the Guianas and northeastern Brazil (Amapá and eastern Para)
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Veniliornis passerinus taenionotus
eastern Brazil
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Veniliornis passerinus tapajozensis
east-central Brazil on both sides of lower Amazon River where joined by Rio Tapajós
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.