Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)
About the Plain Flowerpecker
The plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) is a bird in the family Dicaeidae. The species was described and given its binomial name by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in the central Himalayas, through western Indonesia to Taiwan. These birds are tiny (9 cm long) and there is no marked difference between the males and females. The subspecies found in northeastern India, extending into Myanmar, Laos and southern China is called olivaceum by earlier authors but is treated by Pamela C. Rasmussen as a separate species Dicaeum minullum (which includes the population minullum from Hainan Island and is now termed as the plain flowerpecker in the more restricted sense). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Like many flowerpeckers, it favours mistletoe for foraging.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 74 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 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.
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Listed as recorded in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia 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.