Mistletoebird
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Mistletoebird

Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
467 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
October 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 Kakadu National Park, based on 467 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

Torresian Crow
LC

Torresian Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus orru

60–70% · Likely
Willie Wagtail
LC

Willie Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura leucophrys

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
LC

White-bellied Cuckooshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracina papuensis

50–60% · Likely
Green Oriole
LC

Green Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus flavocinctus

50–60% · Likely
Paperbark Flycatcher
LC

Paperbark Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra nana

40–50% · Likely
White-gaped Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-gaped Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stomiopera unicolor

40–50% · Likely
Lemon-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Lemon-breasted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microeca flavigaster

40–50% · Likely
White-throated Honeyeater
LC

White-throated Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melithreptus albogularis

40–50% · Likely
Magpie-lark
LC

Magpie-lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grallina cyanoleuca

40–50% · Likely
Dusky Honeyeater
LC

Dusky Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myzomela obscura

40–50% · Likely
Spangled Drongo
LC

Spangled Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus bracteatus

40–50% · Likely
Great Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Great Bowerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlamydera nuchalis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
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 Kakadu National Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Mistletoebird sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 467 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Mistletoebird in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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