Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trochileum)

Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker, a reference photo — Photo: Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The scarlet-headed flowerpecker (Dicaeum trochileum) is a bird species in the family of Dicaeidae. It is a species endemic to Indonesia. This flowerpecker inhabits a few islands of the archipelago of Indonesia. It is mainly observed in open wooden areas, gardens, and mangroves.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Myzomela chloroptera
Dicaeum cruentatum
Myzomela caledonica
Myzomela sanguinolenta

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicaeidae
Genus: Dicaeum
Species: Dicaeum trochileum

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