Pale-billed Flowerpecker
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Pale-billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
53 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
April 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Flowerpecker sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

30–40% · Possible
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

30–40% · Possible
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

30–40% · Possible
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

30–40% · Possible
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

20–30% · Possible
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

20–30% · Possible
White-browed Bulbul
LC Endemic

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

20–30% · Possible
Plain Prinia
LC Endemic

Plain Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia inornata

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
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 Minneriya National Park?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Flowerpecker sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

April has the highest sighting rate for Pale-billed Flowerpecker in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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