Wildlifeof Malaysia
Plain Flowerpecker
Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers & Leafbirds
Photo: Lip Kee Yap (Singapore) · CC BY-SA 2.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Dicaeum minullum
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and nectar; favours mistletoe
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Range
Central Himalaya through western Indonesia to Taiwan
Size
9cm
The plain flowerpecker is a tiny bird of the flowerpecker family, about 9 cm long, with no marked difference between males and females. It was described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870 and is found from the central Himalaya through western Indonesia to Taiwan, in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and like many flowerpeckers it favours mistletoe for foraging. The subspecies of north-eastern India, extending into Myanmar, Laos and southern China, is treated by Pamela Rasmussen as a separate species, leaving the plain flowerpecker in the more restricted sense (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Plain Flowerpecker eat?
- Fruit and nectar; favours mistletoe
- What habitat does the Plain Flowerpecker live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
- Where is the Plain Flowerpecker found?
- Central Himalaya through western Indonesia to Taiwan
- How big is the Plain Flowerpecker?
- 9cm