Black-belted Flowerpecker - BirdForum Opus

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Male
Photo © by Zosterornis latistriatus
Barangay Poblacion, Banga, Aklan, Panay, Philippines, 16 December 2022

Alternative names: Visayan Flowerpecker; Red-keeled Flowerpecker (also used for Dicaeum australe)

Identification

10 cm

Black upperparts with bluey sheen
White underparts, greyer on belly
Black bar on upper breast with a bright scarlet patch extending from the bar and continuing as a line down the centre of breast and belly
Longish, fine bill.

South-east Asia: found in the Philippines (Panay and Negros); probably extinct on Guimaras

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Has been considered conspecific with Red-striped Flowerpecker.

Forests, scrubby habitats and gardens, where it frequents fruiting or flowering trees.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
BirdLife International

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-belted Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-belted_Flowerpecker

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