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Golden-rumped Flowerpecker - BirdForum Opus

Photo by James Eaton
Petawangka, Flores, Indonesia, 2005
Dicaeum annae

Identification

9·4–10 cm

  • Olive-green upper parts
  • Yellow rump

Distribution

Found on Flores and Sumbawa in the Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies recognized[1]:

  • D. a. sumbawense on Sumbawa
  • D. a. annae on Flores

Habitat

Cultivated areas, deciduous woodland and forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Not well recorded, but appears to be nectar, fruit and pollen.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  1. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)

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