Plain Flowerpecker

The plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) is a bird in the family Dicaeidae. The species was described and given its binomial name by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in the central Himalayas, through western Indonesia to Taiwan. Description These birds are tiny (9 cm long) and there is no marked difference between the males and females. The subspecies found in northeastern India, extending into Myanmar, Laos and southern China is called olivaceum by earlier authors but is treated by Pamela C. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Rasmussen as a separate species Dicaeum minullum (which includes the population minullum from Hainan Island and is now termed as the plain flowerpecker in the more restricted sense). Behaviour and ecology Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Like many flowerpeckers, it favours mistletoe for foraging. Sunbirds and spiderhunters feed principally on nectar and small arthropods, probing flowers with slender bills and sometimes taking insects by gleaning or short aerial pursuits. They can act as pollinators while moving between flowering plants. Plumage often differs between the sexes. These are family-level traits and should not be read as precise Vietnam-specific breeding information (general Nectariniidae ecology).