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==Description==
 
Yellow-sided Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum aureolimbatum ) :
 
This is a tiny flowerpecker measuring only about 8 to 8,5 cm, endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands. The diet is mainly small figs, berries, polen and small insects. A common species in its range but most often difficult to spot. Sexes similar.
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
==Distribution & Taxonomy==
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8·5 cm (3¼ in); a tiny flowerpecker
There are two known geographical variations :
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*Bright olive-green upperparts
Dicaeum a. Aureolimbatum found in Sulawesi and the Lembeh, Bangka and Muna islands (the one in the picture)
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*Paler crown
Dicaeum a. Laterale found in Sangihe island.
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*Brighter green rump
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*Blackish-brown upperwing and tail
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*Blackish-grey [[Topography#Heads|auriculars]]
  
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3Sexes similar.
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==Distribution==
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[[Sulawesi]] and nearby islands.
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A common species in its range but most often difficult to spot.
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are two known geographical variations<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''D. a. aureolimbatum'':
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:*[[Sulawesi]], Bangka, Lembeh, Muna and Butung islands
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*''D. a. laterale'':
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:*Sangihe Island (off northern Sulawesi)
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Primary and tall secondary forests and forest edges.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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The diet is mainly small figs, mistletoe berries, pollen and spiders and small insects.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Dicaeum+aureolimbatum}}
 
{{GSearch|Dicaeum+aureolimbatum}}
  
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Latest revision as of 00:23, 24 January 2017

Photo by mehdhalaouate
Sulawesi, Indonesia, June 2004
Dicaeum aureolimbatum

Identification

8·5 cm (3¼ in); a tiny flowerpecker

  • Bright olive-green upperparts
  • Paler crown
  • Brighter green rump
  • Blackish-brown upperwing and tail
  • Blackish-grey auriculars

3Sexes similar.

Distribution

Sulawesi and nearby islands.

A common species in its range but most often difficult to spot.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are two known geographical variations[1]:

  • D. a. aureolimbatum:
  • Sulawesi, Bangka, Lembeh, Muna and Butung islands
  • D. a. laterale:
  • Sangihe Island (off northern Sulawesi)

Habitat

Primary and tall secondary forests and forest edges.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet is mainly small figs, mistletoe berries, pollen and spiders and small insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)

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