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Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum (Shaw, 1792)
Dicaeidae — Flowerpeckers
Mistletoebird, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, breeds in Australasia, with Aru Islands and Australia in its range, though not Tasmania. It is a flowerpecker in the family Dicaeidae and was described by Shaw in 1792. This bird is a mistletoe specialist, and its diet centres on mistletoe berries. It is closely tied to the spread of mistletoe because the seeds pass through its body and are dispersed. The species is a recent colonist in Australia from South-East Asia, and its name refers to the swallow-like shape of its wings.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Dicaeidae — Flowerpeckers
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and Australia (except Tasmania)
