| Olive-crowned flowerpecker | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Dicaeum |
| Species: | D. pectorale
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| Binomial name | |
| Dicaeum pectorale Müller, 1843
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The olive-crowned flowerpecker (Dicaeum pectorale) is a small passerine bird in the flowerpecker family, Dicaeidae. It is found in far western New Guinea and on adjacent islands.
It is a small bird, with males having olive upperparts, greyish-green underparts, a white throat and a scarlet breast patch. Females are similar to males, but lack the scarlet breast patch. It is mainly frugivorous, also supplementally feeding on spiders.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Dicaeum pectorale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717543A94538579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717543A94538579.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.