Red-chested Flowerpecker

Dicaeum maugei Lesson, RP, 1830

8.5 gWeight

The red-chested flowerpecker or blue-cheeked flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.

Busiest months: May · Most records: Timor-Leste, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Red-chested Flowerpecker has been recorded at 17 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Remexio, AileuTimor-Leste31 records
Lagoa MaubaraTimor-Leste25 records
DareTimor-Leste22 records

More places

Com Plateau – Point 1Timor-Leste13 records
BeloiTimor-Leste11 records
Baucau Plateau – Triloka forestTimor-Leste10 records
Loes ForestTimor-Leste9 records
Comoro River Tributary Near RailacoTimor-Leste8 records
Nino Konis Santana NP – BridgeTimor-Leste7 records
Cristo Rei StatueTimor-Leste2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Timor-Leste Indonesia

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 red-chested flowerpecker or blue-cheeked flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found on the Lesser Sunda Islands (namely Timor island). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Questions

How big is the Red-chested Flowerpecker?

The Red-chested Flowerpecker weighs around 8.5 g.

Where does the Red-chested Flowerpecker live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Flores Sea islands south of Sulawesi and western, eastern Lesser Sundas. It is most often recorded in Timor-Leste and Indonesia.