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Dicaeum virescens

[edit] Identification

The only flowerpecker in its range.

• Bright olive-green plumage
• Speckled crown
• Pale face and brow
• Greyish breast
• Yellow belly
• Glossy black tail
• Short thick curved bill

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to the Andaman Islands, India.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considerd conspecific with Nilgiri Flowerpecker and Plain Flowerpecker.

[edit] Habitat

Woodland edges, cultivation. Often associated with mistletoes.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

The 2-3 eggs are laid in a purse-like nest suspended from a tree or bush.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672

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