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Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) is a member of the Dicaeidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 6.3 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 erythrorhynchos
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.3 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pale-billed 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 Pale-billed Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) belongs to the Dicaeidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas to Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.3 g, with a wing length of about 4.8 cm and a tail of around 2.3 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 2.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pale-billed Flowerpecker?
The Pale-billed Flowerpecker is a very small bird that weighs around 6.3 g.
Where does the Pale-billed Flowerpecker live?
The Pale-billed Flowerpecker is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas to Sri Lanka and Myanmar, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Pale-billed Flowerpecker belong to?
The Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) belongs to the Dicaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Pale-billed Flowerpecker eat?
The Pale-billed Flowerpecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Pale-billed Flowerpecker migrate?
The Pale-billed Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Pale-billed 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 Pale-billed Flowerpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Pale-billed Flowerpecker can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Pale-billed Flowerpecker's range?
The Pale-billed Flowerpecker has a mapped global range of about 2.1 million km².
Conservation
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