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Dicaeum quadricolor

Identification

11-12 cm
Male

  • Greyish-white underparts
  • Black head
  • Scarlet mantle and back
  • Yellowish-green rump
  • Blackish-blue wings and tail
  • Pale ventral stripe

Female

  • Dark grey back
  • Brownish-grey underparts

Distribution

Philippines (rediscovered 1992 after 85-year absence on Cebu).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Limestone forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes berries and fruit.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. BirdLife International

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