Andaman flowerpecker

The Andaman flowerpecker (Dicaeum virescens) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.[1] It is endemic to the Andaman Islands.

Andaman flowerpecker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicaeidae
Genus: Dicaeum
Species:
D. virescens
Binomial name
Dicaeum virescens
(Hume, 1873)

Behaviour and ecology

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References

  1. Gill, F and D Donsker (2011), IOC World Bird Names (version 2.9)
  • Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.


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