Yellow-vented Flowerpecker

About the Yellow-vented Flowerpecker

The yellow-vented flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. While most species have vestigial outermost primary feathers, those of the yellow-vented flowerpecker are elongated. This species was formerly placed in the genus Dicaeum.

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Easily confused with

Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa olivaceaThe olive-backed flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agilisThis species flowerpecker is about 10 cm long and has a dark stout beak and short tail. Brown-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa everettiThe brown-backed flowerpecker is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae.