Dicaeum minullum
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The plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) is a bird in the family Dicaeidae. The species was described and given its binomial name by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in the central Himalayas, through western Indonesia to Taiwan.
These birds are tiny (9 cm long) and there is no marked difference between the males and females. The subspecies found in northeastern India, extending into Myanmar, Laos and southern China is called olivaceum by earlier authors but is treated by Pamela C. Rasmussen as a separate species Dicaeum minullum (which includes the population minullum from Hainan Island and is now termed as the plain flowerpecker in the more restricted sense).
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Like many flowerpeckers, it favours mistletoe for foraging. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 16 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Flowerpecker sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 127 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Flowerpecker in Taipei on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Flowerpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Plain Flowerpecker sightings, Taipei ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hanoi (Vietnam, about 10%), Guwahati (India, under 5%) and Kathmandu (Nepal, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Plain Flowerpecker that you can see in Taipei (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Light-vented Bulbul (about 90%), Swinhoe’s White-eye (about 80%) and Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Taipei (127 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
