- Dicaeum melanozanthum
Dicaeum melanoxanthum
Identification
11·5–13 cm
- Blue-black head and upperparts
- Black upperwing
Distribution
Asia: found in the eastern Himalayas (Nepal to north-eastern India, south-western China and Burma) to Vietnam.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
The original spelling of the species name includes a "z" rather than the more expected "x".
Habitat
Temperate pine forests and rain forest clearings.
Behaviour
Moves around fast in top of trees.
Diet
Not well recorded; but they eat insects and almost certainly supplement this with pollen and fruit.
Movements
At least partly migratory.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-bellied_Flowerpecker
