Mistletoe
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Rotstiss mistletoe ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum ) |
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The mistletoe eaters (Dicaeidae), also called flower pickers , are a family in the order of the passerine birds (Passeriformes). The family includes 45 species in two genera.
Mistletoe eaters are found predominantly in New Guinea and the Philippines . The rest of the distribution area extends from India via China to the southern area of Australasia . They live in pairs or in small groups in the trees, gardens or in bushes.
The mistletoe eaters, which are faithful to their location, are small birds with short legs and tails. The sexes hardly differ in the inconspicuous plumage. In some species, the male has luminous plumage. The short beaks, which vary from species to species, are serrated. This will likely help them eat sticky fruit. The tube-shaped tongue makes it easier for the birds to take in nectar . In addition to nectar, they feed on berries and fruits and devour the flower-seeking insects and spiders . The yellow berries of the belt flower plant Loranthus longiflorus are preferred . The mistletoe eaters are important for the spread of the seeds.
Their bag-shaped nests, which have a side entrance, are hung on the branches of the trees. Various plant fibers and cobwebs are used as material. The clutch consists of two to four eggs.
Genera and species
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Dicaeum
- Dicaeum haematostictum
- Dicaeum dayakorum
- Bearded mistletoe ( Dicaeum annae )
- Bismarck mistletoe ( Dicaeum eximium )
- Bornean mistletoe ( Dicaeum monticolum )
- Brown-back mistletoe ( Dicaeum everetti )
- Bronze mistletoe ( Dicaeum aeneum )
- Big-billed mistletoe ( Dicaeum agile )
- Striped breast mistletoe ( Dicaeum aeruginosum ) (at HBW subspecies of the thick-billed mistletoe)
- Single-color mistletoe ( Dicaeum minullum )
- Nilgirimistelfeater ( Dicaeum concolor )
- Andaman mistletoe ( Dicaeum virescens )
- Fire breast mistletoe ( Dicaeum ignipectus )
- Fire-head mistletoe ( Dicaeum trochileum )
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Flamed breast mistletoe ( Dicaeum erythrothorax ) divided into:
- Burum mistletoe ( Dicaeum erythrothorax )
- Halmaheramistelfresser ( Dicaeum schistaceiceps )
- Yellow-bellied mistletoe ( Dicaeum melanoxanthum )
- Yellow-tipped mistletoe ( Dicaeum chrysorrheum )
- Golden crown mistletoe ( Dicaeum anthonyi )
- Gray breasted mistletoe ( Dicaeum proprium )
- Salmon-beak mistletoe ( Dicaeum erythrorhynchos )
- Louisia mistletoe ( Dicaeum nitidum )
- Macklot mistletoe ( Dicaeum maugei )
- Minahassamistelfeater ( Dicaeum aureolimbatum )
- Mindoromistelfresser ( Dicaeum retrocinctum )
- Nehrkorn mistletoe ( Dicaeum nehrkorni )
- Olive-headed mistletoe ( Dicaeum nigrilore )
- Papuan thistle eater ( Dicaeum pectorale )
- Purple mistletoe ( Dicaeum sanguinolentum )
- Red-bellied mistletoe ( Dicaeum australe )
- Red-capped mistletoe ( Dicaeum geelvinkianum )
- European red-throated mistletoe ( Dicaeum igniferum )
- Rotstiss mistletoe ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum )
- Ruby-throated mistletoe ( Dicaeum trigonostigma )
- Scarlet mistletoe ( Dicaeum cruentatum )
- Black-cheeked mistletoe ( Dicaeum celebicum )
- Seran mistletoe ( Dicaeum vulneratum )
- Tristram mistletoe ( Dicaeum tristrami )
- Four-color mistletoe ( Dicaeum quadricolor )
- White-bellied mistletoe ( Dicaeum hypoleucum )
- White-throated mistletoe ( Dicaeum vincens )
- Two-colored mistletoe ( Dicaeum bicolor )
- Dwarf mistletoe ( Dicaeum pygmaeum )
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Prionochilus
- Yellow-breasted mistletoe ( Prionochilus maculatus )
- Green-coat mistletoe ( Prionochilus olivaceus )
- Red breast mistletoe ( Prionochilus percussus )
- Palawan mistletoe ( Prionochilus plateni )
- Common mistletoe ( Prionochilus xanthopygius )
- Prionochilus thoracicus
literature
- Publisher: Forshaw, Joseph: Encyclopedia of Birds , 1999 - ISBN 3-8289-1557-4
Individual evidence
- ^ A b P. C. Rasmussen and JC Anderton: Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. 2005, Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, ISBN 84-87334-67-9
- ↑ FE Rheindt and RO Hutchinson: A photo shot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (Southern Moluccas) . In: BirdingASIA , 2007, Vol. 7, pp. 18-38.
