Olive-capped flowerpecker
Dicaeum nigrilore Hartert, 1904
The olive-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum nigrilore) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11 g to 11 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the olive-capped flowerpecker
- Weight
- 11 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
- 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 olive-capped flowerpecker live?
Not recorded
What is the olive-capped flowerpecker?
The olive-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum nigrilore) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the olive-capped flowerpecker endangered?
The olive-capped flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 olive-capped flowerpecker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicaeidae
- genusDicaeum
- SpeciesDicaeum nigrilore Hartert, 1904
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- picaflors becllargCatalan
- květozob mindanajskýCzech
- pigwr blodau penfelynwyrddWelsh
- Mindanao BlomsterpikkerDanish
- OlivkopfmistelfresserGerman
- Olivkopf-MistelfresserGerman
- olivĉapa dikeoEsperanto
- Picaflores de MindanaoSpanish
- Picaflores del MindanaoSpanish
- oliivilakkikukastajaFinnish
- Dicée à calotte oliveFrench
- mindanaoska imelašicaCroatian
- Beccafiore capolivaItalian
- ハシナガハナドリJapanese
- žalsvagalvis žiedsiurbysLithuanian
- MindanaohoningvogelDutch
- tøyleblomsterfuglNorwegian
- kwiatówka czarnolicaPolish
- pica-flor-de-mindanauPortuguese
- Оливковоголовый цветоедRussian
- Оливковошапочный цветоедRussian
- bobuliar krivozobýSlovak
- mindanaoblomsterpickareSwedish
- Zeytuni Başlı ÖksekuşuTurkish
- квіткоїд мінданайськийUkrainian
- 綠頂啄花Chinese
- 绿顶啄花鸟Chinese
Relatives of the olive-capped flowerpecker
Other species in the same genus Dicaeum.

Scarlet-backed flowerpecker
Dicaeum cruentatum

Pale-billed flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Thick-billed flowerpecker
Dicaeum agile

Yellow-vented flowerpecker
Dicaeum chrysorrheum

Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Fire-breasted flowerpecker
Dicaeum ignipectus
CompareOlive-capped flowerpecker vs Scarlet-backed flowerpeckerOlive-capped flowerpecker vs Pale-billed flowerpeckerOlive-capped flowerpecker vs Thick-billed flowerpeckerOlive-capped flowerpecker vs Yellow-vented flowerpecker
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the olive-capped flowerpecker?
An adult olive-capped flowerpecker weighs 11 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the olive-capped flowerpecker endangered?
The olive-capped 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 olive-capped flowerpecker?
The olive-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum nigrilore) belongs to the family Dicaeidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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