A pretty small bird (its cousin, the pale billed is one of the smallest birds in our state), the bird is identified by its behaviours and the thick bill. My second sighting of this bird, and there were more than half a dozen, eating berries and looking for nectar in flowers. Unlike White-Eyes which simply swallow the berries, the thick-billed flowerpeckers break the berry and eat in pieces. And they are also quite picky choosing ripe good ones.

They are generally known to be shy birds, but this particular one was out in the open on this perch for quite a while. I had not seen the bird around late evenings before, so maybe they do come out then. But then the light was so low, that most shots were wasted.