The chestnut piculet (Picumnus cinnamomeus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

Their iris is brown, the beak blackish, the bare skin around the eye yellow, and the legs gray.

P. c. venezuelensis is as dark as persaturatus but with a cinnamon-tawny forehead, and the female has white spots only on the crown, not the nape.

[5] The subspecies of the chestnut piculet are found thus:[2][5] The chestnut piculet inhabits a wide variety of landscapes including rainforest, deciduous forest, open areas with scattered trees, arid and semi-arid scrublands, mangroves, and coffee plantations.

[5] The chestnut piculet forages actively at all levels of it habitat but tends to stay in dense vegetation.

It is typically seen singly, in pairs, or in small family groups and joins mixed species foraging flocks.