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Species record

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

Dicaeum ignipectus

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Primary Traits

FamilyDicaeidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmIP
HabitatForest
DietFruit
FlightFlies
Average mass

5.9 g

Elevation

450 m - 4,000 m

Data points

48

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Dicaeum ignipectus

English name

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Dicaeidae

Genus

Dicaeum

Species

ignipectus

Data source

SUN, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

IP

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

6 g

Maximum female mass

6 g

Minimum male mass

4 g

Maximum male mass

8 g

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

5.9 g

Minimum elevation

300 m

Typical lower elevation

450 m

Typical upper elevation

4,000 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

3,550 m

Typical elevation

2,225 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

4

Primary diet

Fruit

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

0.92

Record section

Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Singly and pairs

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Sphere

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary