Wildlifeof Thailand
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeidae
Photo: (c) Sagnik Dutta Roy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Pachyglossa agilis
Also known as: Dicaeum agile
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly fruit
Habitat
Forest treetops
Range
Tropical southern Asia from India east to Indonesia and Timor
The thick-billed flowerpecker is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker group. It feeds predominantly on fruits and is an active bird mainly seen in the tops of trees in forests. It is a resident with a wide distribution across tropical southern Asia from India east to Indonesia and Timor, with several populations recognised as subspecies, some of which are sometimes treated as full species. It was formerly placed in the genus Dicaeum (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Thick-billed Flowerpecker eat?
- Mainly fruit
- What habitat does the Thick-billed Flowerpecker live in?
- Forest treetops
- Where is the Thick-billed Flowerpecker found?
- Tropical southern Asia from India east to Indonesia and Timor