Alternative name: Seram Flowerpecker
- Dicaeum vulneratum
Identification
8–8·5 cm
Male
- Brownish-grey upperparts
- Scarket rump
- Ash-grey face and underparts
- Scarlet patch on upper breast
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in Indonesia, Moluccas (Boano, Seram, Ambon, Saparua, Gorong, Seram Laut)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland and coastal forests and montanes. Well-established gardens and plantation edges. Found at heights up to 2100 m.
Behaviour
Diet
They are know to eat nectar, but are also though to include fruit and mistletoe pollen.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ashy Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ashy_Flowerpecker
External Links
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