How big is a Pygmy Flowerpecker?

The Pygmy Flowerpecker is a tiny sized bird weighing about 5 g.

Where can you see a Pygmy Flowerpecker?

The Pygmy Flowerpecker is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Pygmy Flowerpecker?

The Pygmy Flowerpecker is most easily confused with the Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker, the Black-sided Flowerpecker and the Buzzing Flowerpecker.

Is the Pygmy Flowerpecker endangered?

The Pygmy Flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Pygmy Flowerpecker

Dicaeum pygmaeum

Flowerpeckers · Passeriformes · Rare

The Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum) is a rare flowerpecker found only in the Philippines, weighing about 5 g. The pygmy flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.

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Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 1 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 2 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 3 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 4 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 5 — Photo: John Latham, J. Wright, Robert Winthrop Chanler · Public domain

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 6 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 7 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 8 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 9 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), photo 10 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Pygmy Flowerpecker

The pygmy flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

The Pygmy Flowerpecker can be seen all year round, with peak activity in February. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Pygmy Flowerpecker look like?: The pygmy flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
How big is a Pygmy Flowerpecker?: The Pygmy Flowerpecker is a tiny sized bird weighing about 5 g.
Where can you see a Pygmy Flowerpecker?: The Pygmy Flowerpecker is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Pygmy Flowerpecker?: The Pygmy Flowerpecker is most easily confused with the Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker, the Black-sided Flowerpecker and the Buzzing Flowerpecker.
Is the Pygmy Flowerpecker endangered?: The Pygmy Flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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