How big is a Red-banded Flowerpecker?

The Red-banded Flowerpecker is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.

Where can you see a Red-banded Flowerpecker?

The Red-banded Flowerpecker is endemic to Papua New Guinea, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Red-banded Flowerpecker?

The Red-banded Flowerpecker is most easily confused with the Sumatran Flowerpecker, the Midget Flowerpecker and the Flame-crowned Flowerpecker.

Is the Red-banded Flowerpecker endangered?

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

Red-banded Flowerpecker

Dicaeum eximium

Flowerpeckers · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Red-banded Flowerpecker (Dicaeum eximium) is a legendary flowerpecker found only in Papua New Guinea, weighing about 8 g. The red-banded flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.

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Red-banded Flowerpecker (Dicaeum eximium), photo 1 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-banded Flowerpecker (Dicaeum eximium), photo 2 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-banded Flowerpecker (Dicaeum eximium), photo 3 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-banded Flowerpecker (Dicaeum eximium), photo 4 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-banded Flowerpecker (Dicaeum eximium), photo 5 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-banded Flowerpecker (Dicaeum eximium), photo 6 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Red-banded Flowerpecker

The red-banded flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, December, with peak activity in July. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Red-banded Flowerpecker look like?: The red-banded flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
How big is a Red-banded Flowerpecker?: The Red-banded Flowerpecker is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.
Where can you see a Red-banded Flowerpecker?: The Red-banded Flowerpecker is endemic to Papua New Guinea, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Red-banded Flowerpecker?: The Red-banded Flowerpecker is most easily confused with the Sumatran Flowerpecker, the Midget Flowerpecker and the Flame-crowned Flowerpecker.
Is the Red-banded Flowerpecker endangered?: The Red-banded Flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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