Family Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
Least Concern
Ashy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum vulneratum)
Taxonomy
French: Dicée cendré German: Serammistelfresser Spanish: Picaflores cenizo
Taxonomy:
Dicæum vulneratum
Wallace
, 1863,Seram, Moluccas
.Distribution:
Boano, Seram, Ambon, Saparua and Seram Laut (Gorong and Manawoka), in S Moluccas.
Descriptive notes
8–8·5 cm. Male is dark brownish-grey above, with scarlet rump; face ashy brown, underparts ashy grey with large scarlet patch in centre of upper breast, white... read more
Voice
A hard, staccato “tst”, given while perched and also in flight. Song consists of 3 high... read more
Habitat
Hill and coastal forest, old gardens, and at forest and plantation edges; sea-level to 2100m,... read more
Food and feeding
Only nectar recorded, but diet thought also to include fruits and pollen of mistletoes (Loranthaceae). Forages in tops of trees and lower,... read more
Breeding
Nest globular, 100 × 55 mm, entrance hole closer to top and 50 mm from bottom, made from plant fibres and decorated with a few leaves... read more
Movements
Nothing recorded.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Restrictedrange species: present in Banda Sea Islands EBA and in Seram EBA. Common; more abundant in hills.
Monotypic.