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

Adult males have a dark brown cap with yellow spots on the forehead and whiter ones on the rest of it.

Their chin, throat, and underparts are pale yellowish to buffy white with dark brown bars except in the center of the belly.

[6] According to the Clements taxonomy the Orinoco piculet is found in eastern Colombia, northwestern Brazil, and adjacent southern Venezuela's Amazonas state.

[6] The Orinoco piculet forages from the forest's lower strata to the canopy.