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Red-capped flowerpecker

Dicaeum geelvinkianum A. B. Meyer, 1874

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The red-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.8 g to 7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-capped flowerpecker

Weight
6.8 g – 7 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
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 red-capped flowerpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the red-capped flowerpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum) is a small passerine bird endemic to, and widespread within, New Guinea and adjacent islands. It has recently been split from the olive-crowned flowerpecker Dicaeum pectorale.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-capped flowerpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-capped_flowerpecker&oldid=1380442010), 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 red-capped flowerpecker endangered?

The red-capped 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 red-capped flowerpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDicaeidae
  6. genusDicaeum
  7. SpeciesDicaeum geelvinkianum A. B. Meyer, 1874
Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • picaflors de capell vermellCatalan
  • květozob novoguinejskýCzech
  • pigwr blodau corungochWelsh
  • Ny Guinea-blomsterpikkerDanish
  • Rødkronet BlomsterpikkerDanish
  • RotkappenmistelfresserGerman
  • Rotkappen-MistelfresserGerman
  • ruĝkrona dikeoEsperanto
  • Picaflores capirrojoSpanish
  • papuankukastajaFinnish
  • Dicée de GeelvinkFrench
  • crvenokapa imelašicaCroatian
  • Cabai mantel-merahIndonesian
  • Beccafiore capirossoItalian
  • パプアハナドリJapanese
  • raudonkepuris žiedsiurbysLithuanian
  • PapoeahoningvogelDutch
  • rødkroneblomsterfuglNorwegian
  • kwiatówka papuaskaPolish
  • pica-flor-de-barrete-vermelhoPortuguese
  • pica-flor-de-barrete-encarnadoPortuguese
  • Красноголовый цветоедRussian
  • bobuliar čiapočkatýSlovak
  • Crvenokapa cvetarkaSerbian
  • rödkronad blomsterpickareSwedish
  • Kırmızı Takkeli ÖksekuşuTurkish
  • квіткоїд папуанськийUkrainian
  • 紅頂啄花Chinese
  • 红顶啄花鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the red-capped 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 red-capped flowerpecker?

An adult red-capped flowerpecker weighs 6.8 g – 7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-capped flowerpecker endangered?

The red-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 red-capped flowerpecker?

The red-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum) belongs to the family Dicaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-capped-flowerpecker

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BibTeX
@misc{red_capped_flowerpecker_2026,
  title = {Red-capped flowerpecker (Dicaeum geelvinkianum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-capped-flowerpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}