Legge’s Flowerpecker
Dicaeum vincens
Near threatened
Stand-in photo: Sandhillcrane, CC BY-SA 4.0
Look again
It keeps to the high canopy, so most sightings start as a tiny shape against the sky. Be patient, and let the colour arrive.
Field marks
Slate blue above, white throat, yellow belly. One of the smallest birds on the island.
Family
Dicaeidae
Group
Swallow, warbler and small songbirds
Habitat
Wet-zone rainforest
Where to look
Sinharaja, Kitulgala
Length
About 10 cm
IUCN status
Near threatened
