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Golden-rumped Flowerpecker
Dicaeum annae
Golden-rumped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum annae) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum annae) is a member of the Dicaeidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 10 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 annae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum annae) is a member of the Dicaeidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU w, c Lesser Sundas.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10 g, with a wing length of about 5.7 cm and a tail of around 3.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 28,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden-rumped Flowerpecker?
The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker is a very small bird that weighs around 10 g.
Where does the Golden-rumped Flowerpecker live?
The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU w, c Lesser Sundas, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Golden-rumped Flowerpecker belong to?
The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum annae) belongs to the Dicaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Golden-rumped Flowerpecker eat?
The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Golden-rumped Flowerpecker migrate?
The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Golden-rumped 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 Golden-rumped Flowerpecker's range?
The Golden-rumped Flowerpecker has a mapped global range of about 28,000 km².
Conservation
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