The Ochraceous Piculet is a small woodpecker of northeastern Brazil. Its underside grades from pale in the north to brown farther south.
The crown is black with white speckles. Males have orange on the forehead, while females have a black forehead. The underside ranges from pale to brown.
It occurs in forest and semi-open habitats and feeds mainly on invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.