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Javan flowerpecker

Dicaeum sanguinolentum Temminck, 1829

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The javan flowerpecker (Dicaeum sanguinolentum) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Javan flowerpecker (Dicaeum sanguinolentum)
Photo: Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the javan flowerpecker

Weight
8.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
fruitsrc for Main food
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the javan flowerpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the javan flowerpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Javan flowerpecker (Dicaeum sanguinolentum), formerly named the blood-breasted flowerpecker, is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. It is found on the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Flores, Sumba, and Timor flowerpeckers.

From the Wikipedia article “Javan flowerpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Javan_flowerpecker&oldid=1379212123), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the javan flowerpecker endangered?

The javan flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the javan flowerpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDicaeidae
  6. genusDicaeum
  7. SpeciesDicaeum sanguinolentum Temminck, 1829

Synonyms Dicaeum sanguinolentum ablutum

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Blood-breasted flowerpeckerEnglish
  • Blood-breasted flowerpeckerEnglish
  • Blood-breasted flowerpeckerEnglish
  • picaflors sagnantCatalan
  • květozob krvavýCzech
  • pigwr blodau gwaetgochWelsh
  • Blodbrystet BlomsterpikkerDanish
  • PurpurmistelfresserGerman
  • Java-PurpurmistelfresserGerman
  • sangobrusta dikeoEsperanto
  • Picaflores sangranteSpanish
  • Picaflor de pecho sangradoSpanish
  • jaavankukastajaFinnish
  • verikurkkukukastajaFinnish
  • Dicée sanglantFrench
  • plavoleđa imelašicaCroatian
  • Cabai gunungIndonesian
  • Beccafiore pugnalatoItalian
  • Beccafiori pettopugnalatoItalian
  • キノドヤドリギハナドリJapanese
  • javinis žiedsiurbysLithuanian
  • Javaanse HoningvogelDutch
  • RoodborsthoningvogelDutch
  • blodbrystblomsterfuglNorwegian
  • kwiatówka krasnaPolish
  • pica-flor-de-javaPortuguese
  • Pica-flor-de-peito-sanguíneoPortuguese
  • pica-flor-sangrentoPortuguese
  • Пурпурный цветоедRussian
  • Кровавогрудый цветоедRussian
  • bobuliar krvavoprsýSlovak
  • javablomsterpickareSwedish
  • blodbröstad blomsterpickareSwedish
  • Bağrı Yaralı ÖksekuşuTurkish
  • квіткоїд темно-сизийUkrainian
  • 爪哇啄花Chinese
  • 爪哇啄花鸟Chinese
  • 爪哇火胸啄花Chinese

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Relatives of the javan flowerpecker

Other species in the same genus Dicaeum.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the javan flowerpecker?

An adult javan flowerpecker weighs 8.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the javan flowerpecker endangered?

The javan flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What does the javan flowerpecker eat?

Its recorded main food is fruit.

What kind of animal is the javan flowerpecker?

The javan flowerpecker (Dicaeum sanguinolentum) belongs to the family Dicaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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CreatureData. (2026). Javan flowerpecker (Dicaeum sanguinolentum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/javan-flowerpecker

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BibTeX
@misc{javan_flowerpecker_2026,
  title = {Javan flowerpecker (Dicaeum sanguinolentum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/javan-flowerpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}