Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
NENot Evaluated
- Family
- Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum), also known as the mistletoe flowerpecker, is a species of flowerpecker native to most of Australia (though absent from Tasmania and the driest desert areas) and also to the eastern Maluku Islands of Indonesia in the Arafura Sea between Australia and New Guinea. The mistletoebird eats mainly the berries of the parasitic mistletoe and is a vector for the spread of the mistletoe's seeds through its digestive system.
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Range and habitat
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Mistletoebird
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.

