Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos)
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Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos (Latham, 1790)

8 cmLength6.3 gWeight

The pale-billed flowerpecker or Tickell's flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) is a tiny bird that feeds on nectar and berries, found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and western Myanmar.

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Pale-billed Flowerpecker has been recorded at 251 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. GKVK CampusIndia13,257 records
  2. Canara Bank LayoutIndia3,913 records
  3. Saul Kere / Sowl KereIndia3,553 records
More places
  1. Rishi Valley – School CampusIndia2,245 records
  2. Valley SchoolIndia2,139 records
  3. Ferns ResidencyIndia1,978 records
  4. Doddanekundi KereIndia1,890 records
  5. Bangalore Life Science ClusterIndia1,789 records
  6. SunkadakatteIndia1,729 records
  7. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural HistoryIndia1,698 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaSri LankaBangladeshNepalBhutan

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The pale-billed flowerpecker or Tickell's flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) is a tiny bird that feeds on nectar and berries, found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and western Myanmar. The bird is common especially in urban gardens with berry bearing trees. They have a rapid chipping call and the pinkish curved beak separates it from other species in the region.

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Questions

How big is the Pale-billed Flowerpecker?

The Pale-billed Flowerpecker is about 8 cm long and weighs around 6.3 g.

Where does the Pale-billed Flowerpecker live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to Sri Lanka and Myanmar. It is most often recorded in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

When is the best time to see the Pale-billed Flowerpecker?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Pale-billed Flowerpecker endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Pale-billed Flowerpecker as Least Concern.

What does the Pale-billed Flowerpecker eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Pale-billed Flowerpecker in?

It belongs to the family Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
8 cm
Weight
6.3 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
48 mm
Tail
23 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
12 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to Sri Lanka and Myanmar

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae
Genus
Dicaeum

Other birds in the genus Dicaeum

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Pale-billed Flowerpecker

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