Mistletoebird
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Mistletoebird

Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park
555 Verified records at Daintree National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum), also known as the mistletoe flowerpecker, is a species of flowerpecker native to most of Australia (though absent from Tasmania and the driest desert areas) and also to the eastern Maluku Islands of Indonesia in the Arafura Sea between Australia and New Guinea. The mistletoebird eats mainly the berries of the parasitic mistletoe and is a vector for the spread of the mistletoe's seeds through its digestive system. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Mistletoebird sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 555 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

60–70% · Likely
Green Oriole
LC

Green Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus flavocinctus

50–60% · Likely
Australasian Figbird
LC

Australasian Figbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphecotheres vieilloti

50–60% · Likely
Spangled Drongo
LC

Spangled Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus bracteatus

50–60% · Likely
Helmeted Friarbird
LC

Helmeted Friarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philemon buceroides

50–60% · Likely
Shining Flycatcher
LC

Shining Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra alecto

40–50% · Likely
Metallic Starling
LC

Metallic Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aplonis metallica

40–50% · Likely
Large-billed Gerygone
LC

Large-billed Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone magnirostris

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meliphaga notata

40–50% · Likely
Varied Triller
LC

Varied Triller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lalage leucomela

40–50% · Likely
Australian Spectacled Monarch
LC

Australian Spectacled Monarch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Symposiachrus trivirgatus

30–40% · Possible
Hornbill Friarbird

Hornbill Friarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philemon yorki

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
9 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
11 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
12 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
16 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
17 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mistletoebird in Daintree National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mistletoebird sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 555 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mistletoebird in Daintree National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Mistletoebird in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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