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Mistletoebird

Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Family
Flowerpeckers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
mistle1, MIST, MIFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyFlowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
SpeciesDicaeum hirundinaceum
Codesmistle1, MIST, MIFL
Identification

The Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum) is a member of the Flowerpeckers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code mistle1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Flowerpeckers
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus maculatus
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus percussus
Palawan Flowerpecker
Prionochilus plateni
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
Prionochilus xanthopygius
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus thoracicus
Olive-backed Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa olivacea
Mistletoebird photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Family: Flowerpeckers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: mistle1