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Picumnus is a large genus of piculets. With a total length of 8–10 cm (3–4 in), they are among the smallest birds in the woodpecker family.

Picumnus: From Latin Pīcumnus (“a Roman deity personifying a woodpecker”), from pīcus (“woodpecker”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker; magpie”) + *mno-.

1/ Speckled piculet (Gõ kiến lùn đầu vàng, Picumnus innominatus)

Speckled Piculet
(Gõ kiến lùn đầu vàng, Picumnus innominatus)

The speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus), found in Indian, China and Southeast Asia, is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

Picumnus: From Latin Pīcumnus (“a Roman deity personifying a woodpecker”), from pīcus (“woodpecker”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker; magpie”) + *mno-.
Latin innominatus "nameless", unnamed.