Saturday, March 15, 2025

Thick-billed Flowerpecker/මාතුඩු පිළිලිච්චා/ලැම ඉරි පිළලිච්චා [Matudu Pililichcha/Lema Iri Pilalichcha] (Dicaeum agile)

An uncommon breeding resident of forests, woodlands and well wooded home gardens from dry lowlands to adjoining mid hills. Rare and local in the wet zone. It lives as solitary birds or as pairs and feeds on juicy fruits, berries, nectar of flowers as well as the small insects and spiders. Thick-billed Flowerpecker lays two eggs in a closed, small pendulous nest, attached to a branch at the high canopy made with fibers and plastered with cobwebs. The breeding season lasts from March to July.


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