The Andaman flowerpecker (Dicaeum virescens) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.[1] It is endemic to the Andaman Islands.
Andaman flowerpecker | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Dicaeidae |
Genus: | Dicaeum |
Species: | D. virescens
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Binomial name | |
Dicaeum virescens Hume, 1873
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Behaviour and ecology
editIts natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
References
edit- ^ 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.