Photo: Chung Kiu, Ryan Cheng from Hong Kong / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Plain Flowerpecker
Dicaeum minullum
Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) is a member of the Dicaeidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 6.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Dicaeidae Flowerpeckers
- Genus Dicaeum
- Species minullum
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.2 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Plain Flowerpecker is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Plain Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) is a member of the Dicaeidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR e Himalayas to Taiwan and w Indonesia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.2 g, with a wing length of about 4.4 cm and a tail of around 2.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Plain Flowerpecker?
The Plain Flowerpecker is a very small bird that weighs around 6.2 g.
Where does the Plain Flowerpecker live?
The Plain Flowerpecker is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR e Himalayas to Taiwan and w Indonesia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Plain Flowerpecker belong to?
The Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) belongs to the Dicaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Plain Flowerpecker eat?
The Plain Flowerpecker is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Plain Flowerpecker migrate?
The Plain Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Plain Flowerpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Plain Flowerpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Plain Flowerpecker — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Plain Flowerpecker's range?
The Plain Flowerpecker has a mapped global range of about 4.7 million km².
Conservation
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