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)

Dicaeum haematostictum

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.

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Has been considered conspecific with Red-striped Flowerpecker.

Habitat

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

References

1. 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/
2. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Black-belted Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 December 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-belted_Flowerpecker

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