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Nilgiri flowerpecker

Dicaeum concolor Jerdon, 1840

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.2 g to 6.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the nilgiri flowerpecker

Weight
6.2 g – 6.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
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 nilgiri flowerpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the nilgiri flowerpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor) is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker family. Formerly a subspecies of what used to be termed as the plain flowerpecker although that name is now reserved for Dicaeum minullum. Like others of the group, it feeds predominantly on nectar and fruits. They forage within the canopy of forests and are found in India. They are non-migratory and the widespread distribution range includes several populations that are non-overlapping and morphologically distinct, some of which are recognized as full species. They are important pollinators and dispersers of mistletoes in forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Nilgiri flowerpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_flowerpecker&oldid=1383173920), 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 nilgiri flowerpecker endangered?

The nilgiri 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 nilgiri flowerpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDicaeidae
  6. genusDicaeum
  7. SpeciesDicaeum concolor Jerdon, 1840

Synonyms Dicaeum concolor concolor, Dicaeum concolor unicolor, Dicaeum minullum subflavum, Dicaeum tickelliae, Nectarinia minima

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Plain flowerpeckerEnglish
  • Plain flowerpeckerEnglish
  • picaflors del monts NilgiriCatalan
  • květozob ochmetovýCzech
  • pigwr blodau plaenWelsh
  • Ensfarvet BlomsterpikkerDanish
  • NilgirimistelfresserGerman
  • EinfarbmistelfresserGerman
  • nilgiria dikeoEsperanto
  • Picaflores lisoSpanish
  • Picaflores de los NilgiriSpanish
  • گلکوب نیلگیریPersian
  • harmaakukastajaFinnish
  • malabarinkukastajaFinnish
  • Dicée concoloreFrench
  • zapadnogatska imelašicaCroatian
  • Cabai PolosIndonesian
  • Beccafiore disadornoItalian
  • アオハナドリJapanese
  • vienspalvis žiedsiurbysLithuanian
  • കരിഞ്ചുണ്ടൻ ഇത്തിക്കണ്ണിക്കുരുവിMalayalam
  • Dahtsʼaaʼ yiłchozhii bítááʼ łigaaígííNavajo
  • NilgirihoningvogelDutch
  • malabarblomsterfuglNorwegian
  • kwiatówka ubogaPolish
  • نیلگری پھل ٹھونگاWestern Panjabi
  • pica-flor-lisoPortuguese
  • pica-flor-dos-nilguiriPortuguese
  • Одноцветный цветоедRussian
  • bobuliar fádnySlovak
  • ghatsblomsterpickareSwedish
  • நீலகிரி பூக்கொத்திTamil
  • Nilgiri ÖksekuşuTurkish
  • квіткоїд однобарвнийUkrainian
  • Chim sâu vàng lụcVietnamese
  • 纯色啄花鸟Chinese
  • 印度纯色啄花鸟Chinese
  • 尼爾基里啄花Chinese

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Relatives of the nilgiri flowerpecker

Other species in the same genus Dicaeum.

CompareNilgiri flowerpecker vs Scarlet-backed flowerpeckerNilgiri flowerpecker vs Pale-billed flowerpeckerNilgiri flowerpecker vs Thick-billed flowerpeckerNilgiri flowerpecker vs Yellow-vented flowerpecker

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the nilgiri flowerpecker?

An adult nilgiri flowerpecker weighs 6.2 g – 6.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the nilgiri flowerpecker endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the nilgiri flowerpecker?

The nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor) belongs to the family Dicaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nilgiri-flowerpecker

MLA

“Nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nilgiri-flowerpecker.

BibTeX
@misc{nilgiri_flowerpecker_2026,
  title = {Nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nilgiri-flowerpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}