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Sumba Flowerpecker
Dicaeum wilhelminae Büttikofer, 1892
8.5 gWeight
The Sumba flowerpecker (Dicaeum wilhelminae) is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae that is found on the Indonesian island of Sumba, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
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 Sumba flowerpecker (Dicaeum wilhelminae) is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae that is found on the Indonesian island of Sumba, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist forest. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the blood-breasted flowerpecker, now renamed the Javan flowerpecker.
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Questions
How big is the Sumba Flowerpecker?
The Sumba Flowerpecker weighs around 8.5 g.
Where does the Sumba Flowerpecker live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Sumba (central Lesser Sundas).
Is the Sumba Flowerpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sumba Flowerpecker as Least Concern.
What does the Sumba Flowerpecker eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Sumba Flowerpecker in?
It belongs to the family Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 8.5 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 47 mm
- Tail
- 27 mm
- Bill
- 10 mm
- Tarsus
- 12 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Sumba (central Lesser Sundas)
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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