How big is a Red-chested Flowerpecker?

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

Where can you see a Red-chested Flowerpecker?

The Red-chested Flowerpecker occurs in 2 countries, including Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

What birds look similar to a Red-chested Flowerpecker?

The Red-chested Flowerpecker is most easily confused with the Javan Flowerpecker, the Bicolored Flowerpecker and the Yellow-sided Flowerpecker.

Is the Red-chested Flowerpecker endangered?

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

Red-chested Flowerpecker

Dicaeum maugei

Flowerpeckers · Passeriformes · Rare

The Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei) is a rare flowerpecker found in 2 countries, weighing about 8 g. The red-chested flowerpecker or blue-cheeked flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.

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Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei), photo 1 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei), photo 2 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

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

Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei), photo 5 — Photo: Jan Ebr · CC BY 4.0

Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei), photo 6 — Photo: Jan Ebr · CC BY 4.0

Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei), photo 7 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei), photo 8 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei), photo 9 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei), photo 10 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Red-chested Flowerpecker

The red-chested flowerpecker or blue-cheeked flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found on the Lesser Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Where it lives

Indonesia Timor-Leste

When to see it

Best months: February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Red-chested Flowerpecker look like?: The red-chested flowerpecker or blue-cheeked flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
How big is a Red-chested Flowerpecker?: The Red-chested Flowerpecker is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.
Where can you see a Red-chested Flowerpecker?: The Red-chested Flowerpecker occurs in 2 countries, including Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
What birds look similar to a Red-chested Flowerpecker?: The Red-chested Flowerpecker is most easily confused with the Javan Flowerpecker, the Bicolored Flowerpecker and the Yellow-sided Flowerpecker.
Is the Red-chested Flowerpecker endangered?: The Red-chested Flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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