Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Grey-sided Flowerpecker
Dicaeum celebicum
Grey-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Grey-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum) is a member of the Dicaeidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 6.5 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 celebicum
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.5 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Grey-sided 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 Grey-sided Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Grey-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum) is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Sulawesi region.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.5 g, with a wing length of about 4.8 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 185,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Grey-sided Flowerpecker?
The Grey-sided Flowerpecker is a very small bird that weighs around 6.5 g.
Where does the Grey-sided Flowerpecker live?
The Grey-sided Flowerpecker is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Sulawesi region, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Grey-sided Flowerpecker belong to?
The Grey-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum) belongs to the Dicaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Grey-sided Flowerpecker eat?
The Grey-sided Flowerpecker is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Grey-sided Flowerpecker migrate?
The Grey-sided Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Grey-sided 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 Grey-sided Flowerpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Grey-sided 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 Grey-sided Flowerpecker's range?
The Grey-sided Flowerpecker has a mapped global range of about 185,000 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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