Mistletoebird

Dicaeum hirundinaceum

The Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum) is a bird found in Australia. Woods and gardens across Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Mistletoebird lives

Woods and gardens across Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌸 Nectar20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It eats mistletoe berries and spreads the seeds around.

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Recorded by Phil Gregory (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC602956. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Mistletoebird

Where does the Mistletoebird live?

The Mistletoebird lives in Australia. Woods and gardens across Australia.

What does the Mistletoebird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 20%), nectar (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Mistletoebird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.