Thick-billed Flowerpecker

Thick-billed Flowerpecker
This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

Scientific Name: Pachyglossa agilis

Malay Name: Sepah-Puteri Ekor Salji Biasa

Chinese Name: 厚嘴啄花鸟

Range: Found from Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: agilis, zeylonica, pallescens, modesta, atjehensis, finschi, tincta, obsoleta, striatissima, aeruginosa, affinis.

Size: 10 cm

Identification: Adults have brownish to olive-green upperparts, pale white underparts with dark streaks, reddish orange eyes, malar line and a dark thick bill. Juveniles have pink bills and faint streaks.

Habitat: Broadleaved forest and forest edge.

Behaviour/Ecology: Forages at the canopy of flowering and fruiting trees probably for mistletoes and small insects. Often observed twisting/jerking its tail when perched like it is dancing.

Local Status: Very rare visitor

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2017)

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External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Thick-billed Flowerpecker)

References:

BirdLife International. (2017). Dicaeum agile. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T105991992A111181409.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Thick-billed Flowerpecker. Retrieved on March 29, 2025 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/thick-billed-flowerpecker.

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