Red-capped flowerpecker
Appearance
(Redirected from Dicaeum geelvinkianum)
Red-capped flowerpecker | |
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Subspecies D. g. rubrocoronatum, illustration by Keulemans, 1885 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]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]Forest and woodland, including secondary growth and mangroves.
Food
[edit]Small fruits, especially mistletoe, insects and spiders.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Dicaeum geelvinkianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717546A131976567. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717546A131976567.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- 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. ISBN 0-9590257-1-5
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