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Fire-throated Flowerpecker
Dicaeum luzoniense
Fire-throated Flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Fire-throated Flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense) is a member of the Dicaeidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 5.7 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 luzoniense
Quick facts
- Weight
- 5.7 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Fire-throated 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 Fire-throated Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Fire-throated Flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense) belongs to the Dicaeidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Philippines (except Mindoro, Palawan group and Sulu Arch.).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 5.7 g, with a wing length of about 4.7 cm and a tail of around 2.5 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 239,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Fire-throated Flowerpecker?
The Fire-throated Flowerpecker is a very small bird that weighs around 5.7 g.
Where does the Fire-throated Flowerpecker live?
The Fire-throated Flowerpecker is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Philippines (except Mindoro, Palawan group and Sulu Arch.), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Fire-throated Flowerpecker belong to?
The Fire-throated Flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense) belongs to the Dicaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Fire-throated Flowerpecker eat?
The Fire-throated Flowerpecker is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Fire-throated Flowerpecker migrate?
The Fire-throated Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Fire-throated 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.
How large is the Fire-throated Flowerpecker's range?
The Fire-throated Flowerpecker has a mapped global range of about 239,000 km².
Conservation
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