The red-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum) is a small passerine bird endemic to, and widespread within, New Guinea and adjacent islands. It has recently been split from the olive-crowned flowerpecker Dicaeum pectorale.
| Red-capped flowerpecker | |
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| Subspecies D. g. rubrocoronatum, illustration by Keulemans, 1885 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Dicaeum |
| Species: | D. geelvinkianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dicaeum geelvinkianum Meyer, 1874
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Identification
editA common but inconspicuous tiny bird with short bill and tail, red cap, rump and, in the male, red spot on the breast.
Habitat
editForest and woodland, including secondary growth and mangroves.
Food
editSmall fruits, especially mistletoe, insects and spiders.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Dicaeum geelvinkianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717546A131976567. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717546A131976567.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- BirdLife International (2006) Species factsheet: Dicaeum geelvinkianum. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 6/12/2006
- Coates, Brian J. The Birds of Papua New Guinea. Vol.II. Dove Publications: Queensland. ISBN 0-9590257-1-5
External links
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