Plain Flowerpecker
A species of Typical Flowerpeckers Scientific name : Dicaeum minullum Genus : Typical Flowerpeckers
Plain Flowerpecker, A species of Typical Flowerpeckers
Botanical name: Dicaeum minullum
Genus: Typical Flowerpeckers
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Description General Info
Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok Description
These birds are tiny (9 cm long) and there is no marked difference between the males and females. The subspecies found in northeastern India, extending into Myanmar, Laos and southern China is called olivaceum by earlier authors but is treated by Pamela C. Rasmussen as a separate species Dicaeum minullum (which includes the population minullum from Hainan Island and is now termed as the plain flowerpecker in the more restricted sense).
Nest Placement
Tree
Habitat
Plain Flowerpecker's habitat predominantly includes evergreen and moist deciduous forests, peatswamp, and montane regions, often preferring edge habitats. They adapt to secondary woodlands and agricultural areas with trees. The presence of mistletoes, especially Loranthus epiphytes, is vital for their ecosystem. Plain Flowerpecker favors regions close to sea level but occupies a wide altitudinal range.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Behavior
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Like many flowerpeckers, it favours mistletoe for foraging.
Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Flowerpeckers Genus
Typical Flowerpeckers Species
Plain Flowerpecker