1. It has recently been split from the olive-crowned flowerpecker Dicaeum pectorale.

2. The majority of flowerpeckers are resilient in their habits and are not threatened by human activities.

3. Like other flowerpeckers, this tiny bird feeds on fruits and plays an important role in the dispersal of fruiting plants.

4. ‘In the branches of the papaw nestle Amadavats, orioles, and brilliant palm-birds.’ ‘The rest of the day was spent birding with a guide in and around the fort looking for green avadavat, Indian pitta, jungle bush quail, thick billed flowerpecker etc.’

5. ‘In the branches of the papaw nestle Amadavats, orioles, and brilliant palm-birds.’ ‘The rest of the day was spent birding with a guide in and around the fort looking for green avadavat, Indian pitta, jungle bush quail, thick billed flowerpecker etc.’