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ForestDomed nestTiny · 7 g
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A common but inconspicuous tiny bird with short bill and tail, red cap, rump and, in the male, red spot on the breast.
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When to see the Red-capped Flowerpecker
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red-capped Flowerpecker
The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Australia.
About the Red-capped Flowerpecker
The red-capped flowerpecker is a small passerine bird endemic to, and widespread within, New Guinea and adjacent islands. It has recently been split from the olive-crowned flowerpecker Dicaeum pectorale.
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Easily confused with
Andaman FlowerpeckerDicaeum virescensThe Andaman flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
Scarlet-headed FlowerpeckerDicaeum trochileumThe scarlet-headed flowerpecker body length can reach up to eight to nine centimeters after maturity.
Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumThe pygmy flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
Side by side: Red-capped Flowerpecker vs Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker
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