Wildlifeof Thailand
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Dicaeidae
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Dicaeum ignipectus
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, nectar and insects
Habitat
Montane forest
Range
Himalayas to Southeast Asia
The male has a fiery orange-red breast patch; this minute mountain bird feeds heavily on mistletoe berries (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Fire-breasted Flowerpecker eat?
- Fruit, nectar and insects
- What habitat does the Fire-breasted Flowerpecker live in?
- Montane forest
- Where is the Fire-breasted Flowerpecker found?
- Himalayas to Southeast Asia