Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
A species of Typical Flowerpeckers Scientific name : Dicaeum chrysorrheum Genus : Typical Flowerpeckers
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker, A species of Typical Flowerpeckers
Botanical name: Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Genus: Typical Flowerpeckers
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Description General Info
Photo By JJ Harrison , used under CC-BY-SA-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original Description
The yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Size
10 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker primarily consume mistletoe fruits, small figs, Muntingia calabura berries, nectar, and insects such as beetles. They forage throughout different vegetation levels, displaying varied feeding behaviors.
Habitat
The habitat of yellow-vented Flowerpecker encompasses a variety of forest ecosystems, including lowland and hill dipterocarp, lower montane, moist deciduous, and peatswamp forests, as well as highland heath forests. These birds favor environments with abundant mistletoes, thriving in open jungles, woodland areas, plantations, gardens, and at forest edges. They are typically found across broad regions characterized by a significant presence of diverse forest types rather than elevation-specific areas.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Flowerpeckers Genus
Typical Flowerpeckers Species
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker