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Dicaeum aeneum

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 External Links

[edit] Identification

5.6 cm. Grey upperparts with white throat patch, scarlet breast patch and yellow-green flanks.

[edit] Distribution

Malaita Island and Solomon Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

Dicaeum aeneum Pucheran, 1853, San Jorge, Solomon Islands. Three subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes fruits and insects.

Nest is pear-shaped with a rounded base and side entrance, made of vegetable matter including grass, suspended low down in a bush. Both parents care for the young.