Wildlifeof Sumatra
Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker
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Dicaeum cruentatum
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, including figs
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, wooded areas and gardens, up to 1,000m; pouch-shaped nest hanging from a branch high in a tree
Range
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Size
9cm
Weight
7–8g
The scarlet-backed flowerpecker is a small, short-tailed bird, 9 cm long and 7–8 g, found up to 1,000 m in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, wooded areas and gardens. It is sexually dimorphic: the male has navy-blue upperparts, face, wings and tail with a broad bright red streak down its back from the crown to the upper tail coverts, while the female and juvenile are predominantly olive-green (Wikipedia, general species account).
It has been observed feeding on the figs of Ficus fistulosa and F. grossularoides in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore. It weaves a pouch-shaped nest hanging from a branch high in a tree, with a side entrance typical of the flowerpecker family (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker eat?
- Fruit, including figs
- What habitat does the Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, wooded areas and gardens, up to 1,000m; pouch-shaped nest hanging from a branch high in a tree
- Where is the Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker found?
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
- How big is the Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker?
- 9cm
- How much does the Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker weigh?
- 7–8g