Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum trochileum

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 8 g

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The scarlet-headed flowerpecker body length can reach up to eight to nine centimeters after maturity. The red to orange upper body of the males is the main characteristic that distinguishes them from the females. Their red plumage covers their head, their back, their rump and their throat. Their wings are black with blue pigmentation. Their legs are black, and their beak is grey. The tip of their tail is black. The females have a light grey to brown head and back. Their orange to red rumps characterize the females' morphology. Voice: The scarlet-headed flowerpecker can be easily recognized by its call. It makes high and acute short notes. Its vocals are either a "zit-zit-zit" sound or "seeeeep…seeeeep". Every pitch last from two to three and a half seconds.

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When to see the Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker

Regular range

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About the Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker

The scarlet-headed flowerpecker is a bird species in the family of Dicaeidae. It is a species endemic to Indonesia. This flowerpecker inhabits a few islands of the archipelago of Indonesia. It is mainly observed in open wooden areas, gardens, and mangroves.

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Easily confused with

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