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Midget Flowerpecker
jmorlan

Midget Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aeneum becki)

Flowerpeckers are usually placed in the Dicaeidae but some authors merge this family with the Sunbirds (Nectariniidae). Midget Flowerpecker is a tiny Solomon Island endemic with short bill and tail. It prefers to forage in the canopy. Like other Flowerpeckers, it has a specialized digestive tract to handle mistletoe berries. This is a female. Adult males are similar but have a bright red breast patch. Three subspecies are recognized of which this is D. a. becki, endemic to Guadalcanal.
Location
Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Date taken
19 September 2019
Scientific name
Dicaeum aeneum becki
Equipment used
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
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Gosh!! I'd not heard of this one before Joe. What a wonderful find for you and a great picture too.

Very well done laddie.
 

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