Dicaeum minullum
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Flowerpecker sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 167th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Flowerpecker in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and July, the lowest months. Those are among Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
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.
4th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Plain Flowerpecker sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Manas National Park (India, about 20%), Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 10%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (85 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
