Family Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
Least Concern
Nilgiri Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
Taxonomy
French: Dicée concolore German: Nilgirimistelfresser Spanish: Picaflores liso
Taxonomy:
Dicæum concolor
Jerdon
, 1840,Malabar Coast, India
.Distribution:
SW India (in Western Ghats).
Descriptive notes
7·5–9 cm; 4–8 g. Nominate race is greyish olive-brown above, more olive on rump, with dark centres of crown feathers, pale forehead, lores and supercilium... read more
Voice
Calls “tik-tik-tik” or “chirp-chirp-chirp”, sharp “chek”, very... read more
Habitat
Various forest types, including evergreen, moist deciduous, submontane heath and montane forests,... read more
Food and feeding
Insects, spiders (Araneae), figs (Ficus); in particular, fruits and nectar of mistletoes, especially those of small-flowered ... read more
Breeding
Egg-laying in Mar–Sept in Nepal and NE India, Jan–May and Sept in S India, and chiefly May–Jun in Andamans (breeding... read more
Movements
Probably seasonal altitudinal movements in higher parts of range. Vagrant in Hong Kong (SE China... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Local to common in Indian Subcontinent; widely but sparsely distributed in Myanmar, but common on coastal islands of Arakan; common in many parts of... read more
Usually considered conspecific with D. minullum, which see (below). Proposed races subflavum (from Karnataka, in SW India) and unicolor (Palni Hills, in W Tamil Nadu) both treated as synonyms. Monotypic.