The flowerpeckers are a family, Dicaeidae, of passerine birds. The family comprises three genera, Dicaeum, Prionochilus and Pachyglossa, with 56 species in total. The family has sometimes been included in an enlarged sunbird family Nectariniidae. The berrypeckers of the family Melanocharitidae and the painted berrypeckers, Paramythiidae, were once lumped into this family as well. The family is distributed through tropical southern Asia and Australasia from India east to the Philippines and south to Australia. The family has a wide range occupying a wide range of environments from sea level to montane habitats. Some species, such as the mistletoebird of Australia, are recorded as being highly nomadic over parts of their range. They are often dull in colour, although in several species the males have brightly patterned crimson or glossy-black plumage.
thumb|left|210px|The tongue tip is feathery in many species such as Dicaeum nigrilore
Nectar forms part of the diet, although they also take berries, spiders and insects. Mistletoes of 21 species in 12 genera have been found to be part of the diet of flowerpeckers, and it is thought that all species have adaptations to eat these berries and dispose of them quickly. Flowerpeckers may occur in mixed-species feeding flocks with sunbirds and white-eyes, as well as other species of flowerpecker.
The breeding biology of the flowerpeckers has been little studied.
The majority of flowerpeckers are resilient in their habits and are not threatened by human activities.
