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Fire-throated Flowerpecker
Dicaeum luzoniense Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
5.7 gWeight
The fire-throated flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense) is a species of bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae that is found in the Philippines except on the islands of Mindoro, the Palawan group and the Sulu Archipelago.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The fire-throated flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense) is a species of bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae that is found in the Philippines except on the islands of Mindoro, the Palawan group and the Sulu Archipelago. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus).
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Questions
How big is the Fire-throated Flowerpecker?
The Fire-throated Flowerpecker weighs around 5.7 g.
Where does the Fire-throated Flowerpecker live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Philippines (except Mindoro, Palawan group and Sulu Archipelago).
Is the Fire-throated Flowerpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Fire-throated Flowerpecker as Least Concern.
What does the Fire-throated Flowerpecker eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Fire-throated Flowerpecker in?
It belongs to the family Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 5.7 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 47 mm
- Tail
- 25 mm
- Bill
- 9 mm
- Tarsus
- 12 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Philippines (except Mindoro, Palawan group and Sulu Archipelago)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae
- Genus
- Dicaeum
Other birds in the genus Dicaeum
Spectacled FlowerpeckerDicaeum dayakorum
Golden-rumped FlowerpeckerDicaeum annae
Yellow-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum aureolimbatum
Olive-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum nigrilore
Yellow-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum anthonyi
Flame-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum kampalili
Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolor
Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australe
Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictum
Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctum
Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolor
Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
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