Pale-billed Flowerpecker: India's Smallest Bird

 The Pale-billed Flowerpecker or Tickell's flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) is a tiny bird that feeds on nectar and berries, found in IndiaSri LankaBangladesh and western Myanmar. The bird is common especially in urban gardens with berry bearing trees. They have a rapid chipping call and the pinkish curved beak separates it from other species in the region.

This is the smallest bird in India: it is less than 8 cm; and 4–8 g. The fast movement and tiny size makes it a big challenge to photograph them.

Pale-billed Flowerpecker: India's Smallest Bird, high resolution free
Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Pale-billed Flowerpecker: India's Smallest Bird, high resolution free
Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Pale-billed Flowerpecker: India's Smallest Bird, high resolution free
Pale-billed Flowerpecker



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