flowerpecker

[flou-er-pek-er]

noun

any of numerous small, arboreal, usually brightly colored oscine birds of the family Dicaeidae, of southeastern Asia and Australia.

Origin of flowerpecker

First recorded in 1880–85; flower + pecker

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I saw this flowerpecker once, in the moss forest above Tenom.
Birds from North Borneo
Max C. Thompson
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. Thompson