Mistletoebird vs Nilgiri Flowerpecker

Mistletoebird

Dicaeum hirundinaceum

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The mistletoebird is small, 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) long and 7.5–11 g (0.26–0.39 oz) weight. The male is glossy blue-black above, with a red chest and a slight red under-tail, and a black centre stripe running down its white belly. The female is dark grey above, with a white throat, light grey underparts, and just a touch of pinkish-red under the tail. The eyes, bill, and legs are black; the bill is just over a centimetre long, slender, slightly down-curved and sharply pointed. Immature birds are similar to the female, but have an orange-pink bill instead of black.

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Recorded by Cameron Davidson · Song · Winton, Queensland, Australia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo: Liam southwell · CC BY 4.0

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

Dicaeum concolor

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These birds are tiny (9 cm long) and there is no marked difference between the males and females. It is found in hill forests of the Western Ghats and Nilgiri hills of southern India. It is pale brown on the upperside and the underside is whitish. The whitish brow in front of the eye is wider than in Dicaeum erythrorhynchos. This subspecies has been raised to full species by Pamela Rasmussen.

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Photo: Paulmathi Vinod · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Mistletoebird and Nilgiri Flowerpecker.