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Red-capped flowerpecker

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Red-capped flowerpecker
Subspecies D. g. rubrocoronatum, illustration by Keulemans, 1885
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicaeidae
Genus: Dicaeum
Species:
D. geelvinkianum
Binomial name
Dicaeum geelvinkianum
Meyer, 1874

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

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A common but inconspicuous tiny bird with short bill and tail, red cap, rump and, in the male, red spot on the breast.

Habitat

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Forest and woodland, including secondary growth and mangroves.

Food

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Small fruits, especially mistletoe, insects and spiders.

References

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  1. ^ 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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