Sri Lanka some sort of Flowerpecker? Sinharaja Forest Dec 2018 (1 Viewer)

[Andy Hurley]

Hi,
I'm stuck with this small bird from the Sinharaja Forest area of Sri Lanka.
I think it must be one of the Flowerpeckers, but can't find it my Fieldguide.
It was picking the berries of the plant it is on.

Many Thanks

 

[Valéry Schollaert]

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

 

[Andy Hurley]

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Thanks Valéry. The dark grey bill threw me. Is it a juvenile?

 

[Valéry Schollaert]

Thanks Valéry. The dark grey bill threw me. Is it a juvenile?

No, that's the opposite : pale bill is mainly on juvenile ; grey bill in adult is typical of D. e. ceylonense.

 

[Andy Hurley]

No, that's the opposite : pale bill is mainly on juvenile ; grey bill in adult is typical of D. e. ceylonense.

Thank you again, Valéry