About the Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
The fire-breasted flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like other flowerpeckers, this tiny bird feeds on fruits and plays an important role in the dispersal of fruiting plants. Unlike many other species in the genus, this species has marked sexual dimorphism with the male having contrasting upper and lower parts with a distinctive bright orange breast patch. The female is dull coloured.
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The fire-breasted flowerpecker is a small flowerpecker with a small and dark bill. The male has glossy blue-black upperparts. The underside is buffy but a bright red breast patch. Starting below it and along the middle is a short black stripe going down till the belly. The female is dark olive above and buff below. The sides are olive and the bill has a pale base. Weighing just 7–9 g (0.25–0.32 oz) and measuring under 7 cm (2.8 in) long, it is one of the smallest flowerpeckers. They are usually found at the tops of the trees especially on mistletoes.
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Where the Fire-breasted Flowerpecker lives
When to see the Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Peak activity in April · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigmaMale is distinctive, and shows slaty-blue upperparts (crown/nape/wings/tail) except for a large triangular orange patch on the mantle.
Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolorThese birds are tiny (9 cm long) and there is no marked difference between the males and females.
Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum minullumThese birds are tiny (9 cm long) and there is no marked difference between the males and females.
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