NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus Lafresnaye, 1845
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The olivaceous piculet (Picumnus olivaceus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Guatemala south through Central America and western South America to Peru.
Wikipedia contributors, Olivaceous piculet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:14:44.281733+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Picumnus olivaceus Lafresnaye, 1845
- Name authority
- Lafresnaye, 1845
- Common name
- Olivaceous Piculet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Picumnus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- subfamilyPicumninae
- genusPicumnus Temminck, 1825
- speciesPicumnus olivaceus Lafresnaye, 1845
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Picumnus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-wedged PiculetPicumnus albosquamatus d'Orbigny, 1840 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilis (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greyish PiculetPicumnus granadensis Lafresnaye, 1847 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus Burton, 1836 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayi Malherbe, 1862 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orinoco PiculetPicumnus pumilus Cabanis & Heine, 1863 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-breasted PiculetPicumnus rufiventris (Bonaparte, 1838) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaled PiculetPicumnus squamulatus Lafresnaye, 1854 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilis Stager, 1968 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bar-breasted PiculetPicumnus aurifrons Pelzeln, 1870 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plain-breasted PiculetPicumnus castelnau Malherbe, 1862 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut PiculetPicumnus cinnamomeus Wagler, 1829 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553973 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4HR2N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.