Midget Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aeneum)
About the Midget Flowerpecker
The midget flowerpecker (Dicaeum aeneum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The females have dark wings with a white and yellow stomach. The males have the same features but have a red upper chest. Their call is a short and high-pitched tik-tik-tik. This species does not migrate and has inhabited the Solomon Islands since 1900. The number of midget flowerpeckers is unknown, but they are a stable species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-fronted FlowerpeckerDicaeum igniferumrecording
- Blood-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum sanguinolentumrecording
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceumrecording
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchosrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.