LOCAL NAMES

• ලාතුඩු පිළිලිච්චා, La Thuda Pililichcha, හීන් පිළිලිච්චා, Heen Pililichcha, फ्लॉवरपेकर, ফ্লাওয়ারপেকার, பூங்கொத்தி, ഫ്ലവർപെക്കർ, फ्लॉवरपेकर, মেটেঠোঁট ফুলঝুরি, પીળી ચાંચવાળી ફુલસુંઘણી, फुलचूकी, फुलचुही, ಬದನಿಕೆ, ചെങ്കൊക്കൻ ഇത്തിക്കണ്ണിക്കുരുവി, टिकेलचा फुलटोच्या, छोटा फुलटोच्या, रातोठुँडे पुष्पकोकिल, திக்கெல்லின் பூங்கொத்தி
• Dutch Geelsnavelhoningvogel
• English Pale-billed Flowerpecker
• English (United States) Pale-billed Flowerpecker
• French Dicée à bec rouge
• French (French Guiana) Dicée à bec rouge
• German Blassschnabel-Mistelfresser
• Japanese アカハシハナドリ
• Malayalam ചെങ്കൊക്കൻ ഇത്തിക്കണ്ണിക്കുരുവി
• Marathi टिकेलचा फुलटोचा
• Norwegian bleknebblomsterfugl
• Polish kwiatówka jasnodzioba
• Russian Индийский цветоед
• Serbian Bledokljuna cvetarka
• Slovak bobuliar hájový
• Spanish Picaflores Piquirrojo
• Spanish (Spain) Picaflores piquirrojo
• Swedish bleknäbbad blomsterpickare
• Telugu పూపొడుచు జిత్త
• Turkish Açık Gagalı Öksekuşu
• Ukrainian Квіткоїд індійський

DESCRIPTION

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos, The pale-billed flowerpecker or Tickell’s flowerpecker, Common Flowerpecker is a tiny bird that feeds on nectar and berries. only 8 cm’s long it is the smallest bird in Sri Lanka. found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and western Myanmar. They have a rapid chipping call and the pinkish curved beak separates it from other species in the region. Shows a particular fondness for Singapore Cherry berries. their sounds calls are like … Named locally as la thuda Pililichcha or Heen Pililichcha. The bird is common especially in urban gardens with berry bearing trees.