Pygmy flowerpecker
Dicaeum pygmaeum (Kittlitz, 1833)
The pygmy flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.9 g to 5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pygmy flowerpecker
- Weight
- 5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc 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 pygmy flowerpecker live?
Not recorded
What is the pygmy flowerpecker?
The pygmy flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest.
From the Wikipedia article “Pygmy flowerpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pygmy_flowerpecker&oldid=1349119872), 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 pygmy flowerpecker endangered?
The pygmy 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 pygmy flowerpecker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicaeidae
- genusDicaeum
- SpeciesDicaeum pygmaeum (Kittlitz, 1833)
Synonyms Nectarinia pygmaea
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- picaflors menutCatalan
- květozob malýCzech
- pigwr blodau bachWelsh
- PygmæblomsterpikkerDanish
- ZwergmistelfresserGerman
- pigmea dikeoEsperanto
- Picaflores pigmeoSpanish
- pikkukukastajaFinnish
- Dicée pygméeFrench
- kratkorepa imelašicaCroatian
- Beccafiore pigmeoItalian
- Beccafiori pigmeo di PalawanItalian
- パラワンハナドリJapanese
- palavaninis žiedsiurbysLithuanian
- DwerghoningvogelDutch
- dvergblomsterfuglNorwegian
- kwiatówka malutkaPolish
- pica-flor-pigmeuPortuguese
- pica-flor-cerúleoPortuguese
- Цветоед-крошкаRussian
- Крошечный цветоедRussian
- bobuliar trpasličíSlovak
- Mala cvetarkaSerbian
- dvärgblomsterpickareSwedish
- Küçük ÖksekuşuTurkish
- квіткоїд-крихіткаUkrainian
- 小啄花Chinese
- 小啄花鸟Chinese
Relatives of the pygmy 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
ComparePygmy flowerpecker vs Scarlet-backed flowerpeckerPygmy flowerpecker vs Pale-billed flowerpeckerPygmy flowerpecker vs Thick-billed flowerpeckerPygmy flowerpecker vs Yellow-vented flowerpecker
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pygmy flowerpecker?
An adult pygmy flowerpecker weighs 5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pygmy flowerpecker endangered?
The pygmy 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 pygmy flowerpecker?
The pygmy flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum) 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
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