Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Red-capped Flowerpecker
Dicaeum geelvinkianum
Red-capped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Red-capped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum) is a member of the Dicaeidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 6.8 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 geelvinkianum
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.8 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-capped 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 Red-capped Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-capped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum) is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea and satellites.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.8 g, with a wing length of about 5.6 cm and a tail of around 3.2 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 535,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-capped Flowerpecker?
The Red-capped Flowerpecker is a very small bird that weighs around 6.8 g.
Where does the Red-capped Flowerpecker live?
The Red-capped Flowerpecker is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea and satellites, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Red-capped Flowerpecker belong to?
The Red-capped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum) belongs to the Dicaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-capped Flowerpecker eat?
The Red-capped Flowerpecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Red-capped Flowerpecker migrate?
The Red-capped Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-capped 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 Red-capped Flowerpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Red-capped 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 Red-capped Flowerpecker's range?
The Red-capped Flowerpecker has a mapped global range of about 535,000 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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