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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 10cm. Olive-green upperparts, greyish white underparts, streaked on the breast, short tail, short thick curved bill and tubular tongue. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Southern [[Asia]] from [[India]] east to [[Indonesia]] and [[Timor]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Forests, other well-wooded habitats and cultivation. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | It builds a purse-like nest suspended from a tree. 2-4 eggs are laid. | ||
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+ | The diet includes nectar, berries, spiders and insects. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Dicaeum+agile}} | {{GSearch|Dicaeum+agile}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 20:25, 29 June 2008
- Dicaeum agile
Identification
10cm. Olive-green upperparts, greyish white underparts, streaked on the breast, short tail, short thick curved bill and tubular tongue.
Distribution
Southern Asia from India east to Indonesia and Timor.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests, other well-wooded habitats and cultivation.
Behaviour
It builds a purse-like nest suspended from a tree. 2-4 eggs are laid.
The diet includes nectar, berries, spiders and insects.