- Dicaeum hirundinaceum
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.
Distribution
Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Trees and shrubs.
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.
