Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerThe Fire-breasted Flowerpecker is a small bird whose male has a scarlet chest patch and a fine black stripe down the belly. In Taiwan it is one of the birds described as dispersing mistletoe seeds.What does it look like?Males have glossy dark green-blue upperparts, flesh-coloured underparts, a scarlet chest patch, and a narrow black stripe continuing down the abdomen. Females have ochre underparts.How does it live?The Fire-breasted Flowerpecker is a small bird whose male has a scarlet chest patch and a fine black stripe down the belly. In Taiwan it is one of the birds described as dispersing mistletoe seeds.It is a resident bird of Taiwan and one of the main bird species involved in dispersing mistletoe seeds.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.