Red-breasted flowerpecker (scientific name: Dicaeum ignipectus): Weighs 5–10 g and has a body length of 60–92 mm. Male adults have metallic greenish blue upperparts with slightly bluish upper tail feathers; small and middle coverts on both wings are the same color as the back; large coverts and flight feathers are dark brown, the outer feathers are dark green and glowing, and the secondary flight feathers are more olive yellow; the flight feathers are dry black and light brown below; the tail feathers are dark brown, slightly rendering blue; the eyes, cheeks, ear feathers, neck side and thorax are black, slightly mixed with olive yellow or gray; the chin and throat are brownish yellow; the chest has vermilion transverse spots; the abdomen and tail coverts are thick brownish yellow, and the center of the abdomen is longitudinally long with wide and zigzagging black stripes Two-sided olive green; axillary feathers white, slightly stained yellow; underwing coverts pure white. In most individuals , the upperparts of autumn feathers are olive-green. Female adults have dark olive-green upperparts and dark brown and mottled top feathers; yellowish under the lower back and waist; dark brown feathers, pale narrow margins on the outside, olive green on the inner flight feather margins, dark brown on the wings, and olive green on the general margins; dry black feathers, light brown underneath; grayish-white eyes, grayish-green cheeks and ear feathers, and white spots on the cheeks; brownish yellow nearly white on the chin and throat, thick brownish yellow on the remainder of the lower body, olive green on the sides of the chest and two sides; white axillary feathers, slightly stained yellowish, and white under the wings. The young birds resemble females, but their plumage is darker and less radiant than those of adult birds. The iris is brown; the mouth is brownish black ( ♂ ) or the upper corner of the mouth is brown , the lower corner of the mouth is gray ( ♀ ); the tarsal is dark brown. The juvenile has a brownish-black upper beak and a red lower beak; the tarsals are lead-gray.
China is distributed south of Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places
Its natural habitats are broad-leaved forests, secondary broad-leaved forests and montane forests in the low hills and foothill plains below 1500 meters above sea level. In summer, it is also often up to 1500-3000 meters of broad-leaved forests and mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests. It inhabits open villages, fields, hills, valleys and other secondary broad-leaved forests, or among trees along streams. It can sometimes be seen in the middle and lower layers of primary forests. It is also sometimes found in artificial coniferous forests, tea plantations and orchards. It breeds in dense montane forests and migrates to warm areas at low altitudes in autumn and winter for wintering. In addition to the breeding period, which is active alone or in pairs, in other seasons, there are often small groups of 3-5 animals, which are active at the top of high trees, and sometimes mixed with embroidered birds and other groups. Flock activity is more common in groups on blooming trees, especially in the winter and dry seasons, when the flowers and fruits are not as lush as in spring and summer. In mid-February, a group of about 10-20 animals were seen feeding on the flowering Privet trees on the edge of the creek near Simao, Yunnan, China. The bird is small and lively, jumping quickly, not very afraid of people, and easy to observe. The sound is like "tik-tik-tik-tik" is low but loud, often chirping for a long time; sometimes it turns to a soft and slightly vibrato "Zi-Zi-Zi" sound. The flight ability is strong, the flight speed is also fast, and it often sounds while flying. Glutinous substances on berry-loving and mistletoe-parasitic fruits that inhabit evergreen trees. The main types of food eaten are various insects such as Diptera and Lepidoptera and their eggs, as well as invertebrate and plant foods such as spiders, flower buds and nectar pulp juice.
The breeding season is from April to July. Nests are found on broad-leaved trees at a height of 3-6 meters above the ground, and in July, red-breasted pecks are also found nesting on taller trees such as chestnuts, 5-6 meters above the ground. There are also other areas as low as 3 meters or so. The nest is oval-shaped, sac-shaped, mainly made of plant fibers, seed hairs, inflorescences, spider silk and other materials. It is usually suspended at the end of a small branch, surrounded by green leaf cover, and is generally difficult to find. The nest mouth is mostly located on the near-upper side, the size of the nest is 6 cm in outer diameter, 10 cm in height, and the size of the nest mouth is 1.5-2.5 cm. Each clutch lays 2-3 eggs, white, 13.7-16.6 mm in size× 10.0-10.9 mm in size.