Photo: Bruno Geisler / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker
Dicaeum nehrkorni
Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum nehrkorni) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum nehrkorni) is a member of the Dicaeidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 8.5 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 nehrkorni
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.5 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum nehrkorni) belongs to the Dicaeidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane Sulawesi.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.5 g, with a wing length of about 4.8 cm and a tail of around 2.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 88,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker?
The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker is a very small bird that weighs around 8.5 g.
Where does the Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker live?
The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane Sulawesi, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker belong to?
The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum nehrkorni) belongs to the Dicaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker eat?
The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker migrate?
The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Crimson-crowned 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 Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Crimson-crowned 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 Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker's range?
The Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker has a mapped global range of about 88,000 km².
Conservation
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