- Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Identification
9–10 cm (3½-4 in)
- Green upperparts
- Black streaks on white underparts
Male
- White lores
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: India, Eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java and Bali, Lesser Sundas
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- D. c. chrysochlore:
- D. c. chrysorrheum:
Habitat
Lowland and hill dipterocarp forests, lower montane and secondary forests.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat a variety of fruit and berries including mistletoes and figs, nectar and insects.
Breeding
Both adults build the well-hidden nest. The clutch contains 2-3 white eggs, which are laid April–August and are incubated by both parents.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-vented Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-vented_Flowerpecker