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Plain flowerpecker

Dicaeum minullum Swinhoe, 1870

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) 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.

Plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)
Photo: Chung Kiu, Ryan Cheng from Hong Kong · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the plain 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 plain flowerpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the plain flowerpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) is a bird in the family Dicaeidae. The species was described and given its binomial name by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in the central Himalayas, through western Indonesia to Taiwan.

From the Wikipedia article “Plain flowerpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plain_flowerpecker&oldid=1336012376), 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 plain flowerpecker endangered?

The plain 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 plain flowerpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDicaeidae
  6. genusDicaeum
  7. SpeciesDicaeum minullum Swinhoe, 1870

Synonyms Dicaeum concolor minullum

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Hainan BlomsterpikkerDanish
  • Einfarb-MistelfresserGerman
  • Graugrüner MistelfresserGerman
  • unukolora dikeoEsperanto
  • Picaflores sencilloSpanish
  • گلکوب سادهPersian
  • HarmaakukastajaFinnish
  • Dicée olivâtreFrench
  • dugokljuna imelašicaCroatian
  • Cabai polosIndonesian
  • Beccafiori olivaItalian
  • ムジハナドリJapanese
  • Dahtsʼaaʼ yiłchozhii łibáhígííNavajo
  • समरुप पुष्पकोकिलNepali
  • Groengrijze HoningvogelDutch
  • olivenblomsterfuglNorwegian
  • kwiatówka oliwkowaPolish
  • سادھ پھل ٹھونگاWestern Panjabi
  • pica-flor-lisoPortuguese
  • pica-flor-simplesPortuguese
  • Бурый цветоедRussian
  • bobuliar malýSlovak
  • enfärgad blomsterpickareSwedish
  • นกกาฝากสีเรียบThai
  • Açık Renkli ÖksekuşuTurkish
  • квіткоїд індокитайськийUkrainian
  • Chim sâu bình nguyênVietnamese
  • 綠啄花Chinese
  • 綠啄花〔純色啄花〕Chinese
  • 綠啄花鳥Chinese
  • 纯色啄花鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the plain 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 plain flowerpecker?

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

Is the plain flowerpecker endangered?

The plain 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 plain flowerpecker?

The plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) belongs to the family Dicaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-flowerpecker

MLA

“Plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-flowerpecker.

BibTeX
@misc{plain_flowerpecker_2026,
  title = {Plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-flowerpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}