Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Flowerpeckers Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae Genera Prionochilus Dicaeum The flowerpeckers a family of passerine birds of southern Asia, found from India east to the Philippines and south to Australia. These are very small, often brightly coloured birds, 10 and 18 cm in length, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues. The latter features reflect the importance of nectar in the diet of many species, although berries, spiders and insects are also taken. 2-4 eggs are laid, typically in a purse-like nest suspended from a tree. Family: Dicaeidae Olive-backed Flowerpecker, Prionochilus olivaceus Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker, Prionochilus maculatus Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker, Prionochilus percussus Palawan Flowerpecker, Prionochilus plateni Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker, Prionochilus xanthopygius Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker, Prionochilus thoracicus Golden-rumped Flowerpecker, Dicaeum annae Thick-billed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile Brown-backed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum everetti Whiskered Flowerpecker, Dicaeum proprium Yellow-vented Flowerpecker, Dicaeum chrysorrheum Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker, Dicaeum melanoxanthum White-throated Flowerpecker, Dicaeum vincens Yellow-sided Flowerpecker, Dicaeum aureolimbatum Olive-capped Flowerpecker, Dicaeum nigrilore Flame-crowned Flowerpecker, Dicaeum anthonyi Bicolored Flowerpecker, Dicaeum bicolor Cebu Flowerpecker, Dicaeum quadricolor Red-striped Flowerpecker, Dicaeum australe Red-keeled Flowerpecker, Dicaeum haematostictum Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker, Dicaeum retrocinctum Orange-bellied Flowerpecker, Dicaeum trigonostigma Pale-billed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Plain Flowerpecker, Dicaeum concolor Flame-breasted Flowerpecker, Dicaeum erythrothorax White-bellied Flowerpecker, Dicaeum hypoleucum Pygmy Flowerpecker, Dicaeum pygmaeum Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker, Dicaeum nehrkorni Ashy Flowerpecker, Dicaeum vulneratum Olive-crowned Flowerpecker, Dicaeum pectorale Red-capped Flowerpecker, Dicaeum geelvinkianum Louisiade Flowerpecker, Dicaeum nitidum Red-banded Flowerpecker, Dicaeum eximium Midget Flowerpecker, Dicaeum aeneum Mottled Flowerpecker, Dicaeum tristrami Black-fronted Flowerpecker, Dicaeum igniferum Red-chested Flowerpecker, Dicaeum maugei Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Dicaeum ignipectus Black-sided Flowerpecker, Dicaeum monticolum Gray-sided Flowerpecker, Dicaeum celebicum Blood-breasted Flowerpecker, Dicaeum sanguinolentum Mistletoebird, Dicaeum hirundinaceum Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum cruentatum Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker Dicaeum trochileum This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.