| Rufous piculet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Sasia |
| Species: | S. abnormis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sasia abnormis (Temminck, 1825)
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The rufous piculet (Sasia abnormis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species is one of the world's smallest woodpeckers and is the smallest woodpecker found outside the Americas. In this species the length can range from 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 in) and the average body mass is around 9.2 g (0.32 oz).[2][3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sasia abnormis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680789A92878341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680789A92878341.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Woodpeckers: An Identification Guide to the Woodpeckers of the World by Hans Winkler, David A. Christie & David Nurney. Houghton Mifflin (1995), ISBN 978-0395720431
- ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.