Louisiade Flowerpecker
Dicaeum nitidum
A tiny bird of forest canopy on the southeast islands of New Guinea. Medium gray above and pale gray below with whitish throat and yellowish belly. Large, bright red rump and small red crown patch. Male has glossy green wing and red chest patch. The female’s whitish throat extends to the chest. The only flowerpecker in range. Smaller and shorter-billed than a female Purple Sunbird. Song, a short, up-and-down, high-pitch melody.
Identification
The Louisiade flowerpecker (Dicaeum nitidum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found on Tagula, Misima and Rossel islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Taxonomy
Genus: Dicaeum; Family: Dicaeidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Dicaeum nitidum
- Authority
- Tristram, 1889
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Genus
- Dicaeum
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: stable.
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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