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flowerpecker
[ flou-er-pek-er ]
/ ˈflaʊ ərˌpɛk ər /
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noun
any of numerous small, arboreal, usually brightly colored oscine birds of the family Dicaeidae, of southeastern Asia and Australia.
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How to use flowerpecker in a sentence
I observed this flowerpecker once at Quoin Hill, in much-disturbed primary forest, but was unable to secure a specimen.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. ThompsonPrionichilus maculatus maculatus (Temminck): Yellow-throated Flowerpecker.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. ThompsonI saw this flowerpecker once, in the moss forest above Tenom.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. ThompsonPrionichilus xanthopygius (Salvadori): Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for flowerpecker
flower-pecker
noun
any small songbird of the family Dicaeidae, of SE Asia and Australasia, typically feeding on nectar, berries, and insects
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