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- Dicaeum concolor
Includes: Nilgiri Flowerpecker and Andaman Flowerpecker
Identification
9 cm, short tail, short thick curved bill and tubular tongue. Olive-brown upperparts and greyish white underparts.
Distribtuion
Southern Asia from India east to Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- D. c. olivaceum:
- D. c. concolor (subflavum):
- Western Ghats and coastal south-western India - sometimes split as Nilgiri Flowerpecker, leaving the rest of the species with the scientific name Dicaeum minullum
- D. c. virescens:
- South and Middle Andaman Islands - sometimes split as Andaman Flowerpecker
- D. c. minullum:
- Hainan Island (southern China)
- D. c. uchidai:
- Montane forests of Taiwan
- D. c. borneanum:
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and North Natuna Island
- D. c. sollicitans:
Habitat
Woodland edges, cultivation and isolated stands of trees, often in hilly country.
Behaviour
Breeding
The 2-3 eggs are laid in a purse-like nest suspended from a tree or bush.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Plain Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Plain_Flowerpecker
