Family Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
Least Concern
Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum nehrkorni)
Taxonomy
French: Dicée à tête rouge German: Nehrkornmistelfresser Spanish: Picaflores de Nehrkorn
Taxonomy:
Dicaeum nehrkorni
A. W. H. Blasius
, 1886,Rurukan, northern Sulawesi
.Distribution:
Mountains of Sulawesi.
Descriptive notes
8·5 cm. Male has crown and rump bright crimson, forehead and supercilium to hindneck and rest of upperparts glossy blue-black; throat, breast and flanks grey, small... read more
Voice
A short, sharp double note, “zit-zit”, and a repeated hard “tit”; also a... read more
Habitat
Hill and montane forest, and forest edge; 200–2400 m.
Food and feeding
Wild cherries (Prunus) and other fruits, including berries and perhaps also nectar and pollen of mistletoes (Loranthaceae). Occurs... read more
Breeding
No information.
Movements
None recorded.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Restrictedrange species: present in Sulawesi EBA. Widespread but generally uncommon; commoner at higher altitudes. Occurs in several protected areas... read more
Monotypic.