Relationship with Humans

Eaton et al. (3 Eaton, J. A., B. van Balen, N. W. Brickle, and F. E. Rheindt (2016). Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. Close ) referred to this species as the Salvadori’s Flowerpecker.

When lumped with Dicaeum hirundinaceum, known as the Mistletoebird, Australian Flowerpecker, or Mistletoe Flowerpecker (10 Cheke, R. A., and C. F. Mann (2001). Sunbirds: a Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World. Christopher Helm, London, UK. Close ).