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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== |
Revision as of 08:20, 4 July 2007
- Dicaeum cruentatum
Identification
Male tricoloured:brillant scarlet from forehead to rump,black from sides of face down neck and wings to tail,bright red rump,pale whitish-grey below from throat down centre of breast and abdomen.Size from 7 to 8 cm-voice a frequent metallic tick often in flight.Female -olive-grey with dark tail,bright red rump,pale whitish-grey below.
Distribution
THe Himalays and southern China through Sout-East Asia to Sumatra and Borneo.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Mangroves,casuarinas,beach scrub,forest edges and wood areas.