Pale-billed Flowerpecker
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Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
242 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The pale-billed flowerpecker or Tickell's flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) is a tiny bird that feeds on nectar and berries, found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh 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. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Flowerpecker sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 242 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Sri Lanka White-eye
LC

Sri Lanka White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops ceylonensis

90–100% · Very likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

90–100% · Very likely
Yellow-eared Bulbul
LC

Yellow-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus penicillatus

80–90% · Very likely
Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

80–90% · Very likely
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Likely
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

60–70% · Likely
Indian Blackbird
LC

Indian Blackbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus simillimus

60–70% · Likely
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler
NT

Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Elaphrornis palliseri

60–70% · Likely
Grey Wagtail
LC Endemic

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
15 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
16 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pale-billed Flowerpecker in Horton Plains National Park?

About 55% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Flowerpecker sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 242 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pale-billed Flowerpecker in Horton Plains National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Pale-billed Flowerpecker in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.

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