They have a rapid chipping call and the pinkish curved beak separates it from other species in the region.

[3] It has been considered one of the early flowerpeckers, originating in the Malay Peninsula, to colonize the Indian Subcontinent.

The flower bud has a mechanism that causes pollen to explosively spray on the plumage of the visiting bird which nips the tips.

They also sip nectar from flowers[13] such as those of Sterculia colorata and Woodfordia floribunda, pollinating them in the process.

The nest is a small pendant purse-like structure made of cobwebs, fibre, moss and down suspended from the tip of a twig high up in a tree.