Red-capped flowerpecker
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| Red-capped flowerpecker | |
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| File:DicaeumKeulemans.jpg | |
| Subspecies D. g. rubrocoronatum, illustration by Keulemans, 1885 | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Dicaeum |
| Species: | D. geelvinkianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dicaeum geelvinkianum Meyer, 1874
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The red-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum) 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.
Identification
[edit | edit source]A common but inconspicuous tiny bird with short bill and tail, red cap, rump and, in the male, red spot on the breast.
Habitat
[edit | edit source]Forest and woodland, including secondary growth and mangroves.
Food
[edit | edit source]Small fruits, especially mistletoe, insects and spiders.
References
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- BirdLife International (2006) Species factsheet: Dicaeum geelvinkianum. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 6/12/2006
- Coates, Brian J. The Birds of Papua New Guinea. Vol.II. Dove Publications: Queensland. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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