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| − | [[Image:824 Mistletoebird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Windy Point Quarry, Adelaide, [[South Australia]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Dicaeum|Dicaeum]] hirundinaceum | ;[[:Category:Dicaeum|Dicaeum]] hirundinaceum | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Mistletoe Bird 2 1 of 1 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Sub-adult male<br />Photo © by {{user|Mzungu|Mzungu}}<br />Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], June 2018]] | |
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*Red chest | *Red chest | ||
*Red undertail | *Red undertail | ||
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:*Islands in Torres Strait and treed areas of mainland [[Australia]] | :*Islands in Torres Strait and treed areas of mainland [[Australia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Trees and shrubs. | + | Trees and shrubs; anywhere where mistletoe grows. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | Their diet consists of mistletoe berries, fruit, nectar, pollen, spiders, moths, . | |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Both adults build the nest<sup>*</sup> of crushed plants, palm threads and spider webs. | Both adults build the nest<sup>*</sup> of crushed plants, palm threads and spider webs. | ||
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<sup>*</sup>Most on-line sources state that only the female builds the nest, but [http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=430459 this picture] shows a male collecting nesting material from a palm. | <sup>*</sup>Most on-line sources state that only the female builds the nest, but [http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=430459 this picture] shows a male collecting nesting material from a palm. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Wikipedia |
#Wild Walks | #Wild Walks | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:28, 6 June 2018
- Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Identification
9 cm (3½ in)
- Bluish-black plumage
- Red chest
- Red undertail
- White belly with black centre stripe
Female
- Dark grey upperparts
- Light grey belly
- Slight red tinge under the tail
Distribution
Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- D. h. kiense:
- Southern Wallacea (Watubela, Tayandu and Kai islands)
- D. h. fulgidum:
- Tanimbar Island (Yamdena, Larat and Lutu)
- D. h. ignicolle:
- Aru Islands
- D. h. hirundinaceum:
- Islands in Torres Strait and treed areas of mainland Australia
Habitat
Trees and shrubs; anywhere where mistletoe grows.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of mistletoe berries, fruit, nectar, pollen, spiders, moths, .
Breeding
Both adults build the nest* of crushed plants, palm threads and spider webs.
*Most on-line sources state that only the female builds the nest, but this picture shows a male collecting nesting material from a palm.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
- Wild Walks
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mistletoebird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mistletoebird
