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Dicaeum hirundinaceum

[edit] Identification

10-11cm. Blue-black, red chest, slight red undertail, and a black centre stripe running down its white belly. The female is dark grey, with only a light grey belly and just a touch of red under the tail.

[edit] Distribution

Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Trees and shrubs.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes the berries of the mistletoe plant, as well as nectar, pollen, spiders, and insects.

The female builds the nest of crushed plants and spider webs, and incubates the eggs.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID