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Thick-billed flowerpecker

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is reddish. The sexes are not distinguishable in the field and the juvenile has a paler base to the mandible and less streaks on the underside. There are whitish spots at the tip of the tail feathers. The nominate race is found on the plains of the mainland of the Indian Subcontinent. The Sri Lankan population,
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This species flowerpecker is about 10 cm long and has a dark stout beak and short tail. They are dark grey brown above and dull greyish with diffuse streaking on light buffy underparts. The rump is slightly more olive in the nominate race. The bill is dark, somewhat stout and heavy and the iris
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The nest has been described as appearing camouflaged like a dry leaf. It is a pendant purse like structure made of cobwebs or fine plant fibres and is located from 3 to 15 metres high suspended from a thin horizontal branch. Said to frequently nest among the nests of
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ants. The breeding season in southern India is December to March. Both male and female participate in nest building. The usual clutch is about 3 eggs but can vary from 2 to 4. The incubation period is around 13 days and the chick takes around 18 days to fledge.
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Like other flowerpeckers they feed mainly on berries, nectar but sometimes take insects. Many of the subspecies are found in dense lowland forests with the exception of the nominate race which is found mainly in cultivated areas or open forest.
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call frequently and the tail is jerked from side to side when perched. When displaying the male twitters and flutters over the female. The song is rambling and is mixed with notes that resemble that of the
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group. They feed predominantly on fruits and are active birds that are mainly seen in the tops of trees in forests. It is a resident bird with a wide distribution across tropical southern
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Vishwas Katdare; Vishwas Joshi & Sachin Palkar (2004). "Incubation period of Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile".
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Salomonsen, Finn (1960). "Notes on Flowerpeckers (Aves, Dicaeidae) 2. The Primitive Species of the Genus Dicaeum".
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with several populations recognized as subspecies some of which are sometimes treated as full species.
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are considered as full species as they are reproductively isolated and distinct in morphology.
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661:"Nidification of the Thick-billed Flowerpecker 516:Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Volume 2 335:from the Philippines. Several of these such as 299:), is smaller and darker above. and Subspecies 773: 8: 527: 525: 596:Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan 1374: 780: 766: 758: 218: 71: 29: 20: 488: 41:from Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand 514:Rasmussen PC & JC Anderton (2005). 457: 392: 634:"Display of Thickbilled Flowerpecker 589: 587: 585: 509: 507: 355:, it does not swallow the berries of 7: 1351: 1711:IUCN Red List least concern species 705:"Nests of Thickbilled Flowerpecker" 476:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 14: 1359: 1350: 689:Popular Handbook of Indian Birds 437: 422: 395: 96: 594:Ali S & S D Ripley (1999). 465:BirdLife International (2017). 1: 1325:Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker 1305:Crimson-breasted flowerpecker 990:Scarlet-collared flowerpecker 728:Newsletter for Ornithologists 1285:Yellow-breasted flowerpecker 1090:Crimson-crowned flowerpecker 1250:Scarlet-headed flowerpecker 1240:Scarlet-backed flowerpecker 1220:Blood-breasted flowerpecker 1000:Orange-bellied flowerpecker 940:Yellow-crowned flowerpecker 890:Yellow-bellied flowerpecker 361:(some species now in genus 319:of Sumba, Flores and Alor, 1747: 1335:Yellow-rumped flowerpecker 1190:Fire-breasted flowerpecker 1170:Black-fronted flowerpecker 1110:Olive-crowned flowerpecker 930:Flame-crowned flowerpecker 880:Yellow-vented flowerpecker 830:Golden-rumped flowerpecker 483:: e.T105991992A111181409. 246:thick-billed flowerpecker 24:Thick-billed flowerpecker 1348: 1295:Olive-backed flowerpecker 1180:Blue-cheeked flowerpecker 980:Black-belted flowerpecker 920:Olive-capped flowerpecker 910:Yellow-sided flowerpecker 860:Brown-backed flowerpecker 840:Thick-billed flowerpecker 534:American Museum Novitates 370:Foraging birds produce a 233: 226: 217: 198: 191: 93:Scientific classification 91: 69: 60: 37: 28: 23: 1200:Black-sided flowerpecker 1010:Pale-billed flowerpecker 709:J. 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Soc 609:Price, Trevor D (1979). 429:Illustration of nest by 353:pale-billed flowerpecker 1731:Birds described in 1833 1726:Birds of Southeast Asia 1210:Grey-sided flowerpecker 1140:Red-banded flowerpecker 1120:Red-capped flowerpecker 970:Red-keeled flowerpecker 686:Whistler, Hugh (1949). 1130:Louisiade flowerpecker 1060:Halmahera flowerpecker 950:Bicolored flowerpecker 870:Whiskered flowerpecker 748:Photographs and videos 55: 1629:Paleobiology Database 1260:Wakatobi flowerpecker 703:Santharam, V (1996). 576:10.1093/auk/102.3.606 386:Oecophylla smaragdina 343:Behaviour and ecology 50: 1315:Palawan flowerpecker 1160:Mottled flowerpecker 1070:Buzzing flowerpecker 1040:Andaman flowerpecker 1020:Nilgiri flowerpecker 900:Legge's flowerpecker 850:Striped flowerpecker 555:Sheldon, FH (1985). 1721:Birds of South Asia 1150:Midget flowerpecker 659:Betham, RM (1897). 445:Dicaeum agile agile 403:Dicaeum agile agile 236:Piprisoma squalidum 63:Conservation status 1080:Pygmy flowerpecker 1030:Plain 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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Dicaeidae
Dicaeum
Binomial name
Tickell

Synonyms
bird
flowerpecker
Asia
India
Indonesia
Timor
pale-billed flowerpecker
Loranthus
Dendrophthoe
ashy prinia
Oecophylla smaragdina
Dicaeum agile agile on Helicteres isora in Narsapur, India.
Helicteres isora

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