• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Difference between revisions of "Orange-bellied Flowerpecker" - BirdForum Opus

(All sections now started. Some extra images. References updated. Incomplete gone)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{incomplete}}
+
[[Image:15717089967 1fba3d573e c.jpg|thumb|550px|Male, nominate subspecies<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br/>Rifle Range Link, [[Singapore]], November 2014]]
[[Image:D4A 0405 Orange-belliedFlowerpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|Male<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br/>[[Malaysia]], March, 2018]]
 
 
;[[:Category:Dicaeum|Dicaeum]] trigonostigma
 
;[[:Category:Dicaeum|Dicaeum]] trigonostigma
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
+
8–9 cm (3-3½ in)
 +
*Dark blue head, neck, upper mantle, wings and tail
 +
*Yellowish-orange back and underparts
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Bangladesh]], [[Brunei]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Philippines]], [[Singapore]], and [[Thailand]].
+
[[Image:Orange-bellied Flowerpeckeravseek.jpg|thumb|350px|Female, nominate subspecies<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Avian+Seeker|Avian Seeker}}<br /> [[Singapore ]]]]
 
+
South [[Asia]]: [[Bangladesh]]<br />
 +
'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Bali]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
+
====Subspecies====
*''D.t.rubropygium'' NE [[India]] (Assam) to s [[Burma]] and peninsular [[Thailand]]  
+
[[Image:Orange-bellied Flowerpecker3.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, Subspecies ''dayakanum''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Dave+2x|Dave Irving}}<br />Sepilok, Sabah, [[Borneo]], February 2013]]
*''D.t.trigonostigma'' Malay Peninsula to [[Singapore]], [[Sumatra]] and satellite islands
+
[[Image:1B9A3271 O-bF.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, Subspecies ''rubropygium''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|nothinghill|nothinghill}}<br />[[Thailand]], October 2017 ]]
*''D.t.melanostigma'' Malaya, [[Sumatra]], Bangka and Belitung islands  
+
There are 18 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
*''D.t.antioproctum'' Simeulue I. (off [[Sumatra]])
+
*''D.t.rubropygium'': North East [[India]] (Assam) to southern [[Burma]] and peninsular [[Thailand]]  
[[Image:Orange-bellied Flowerpeckeravseek.jpg|thumb|300px| ''Female''<br />Photo by {{user|Avian+Seeker|Avian Seeker}}<br /> [[Singapore ]]]]
+
*''D.t.trigonostigma'': [[Malay Peninsula]] to [[Singapore]], [[Sumatra]] and satellite islands
+
*''D.t.melanostigma'': [[Malaya]], [[Sumatra]], Bangka and Belitung islands  
*''D.t.megastoma'' Great Natuna I. (North Natuna Islands)  
+
*''D.t.antioproctum'': Simeulue Island (off [[Sumatra]])
*''D.t.flaviclunis'' Krakatoa I., [[Java]] and [[Bali]]  
+
*''D.t.megastoma'': Great Natuna Island (North Natuna Islands)  
*''D.t.dayakanum'' [[Borneo]] and adjacent offshore northern islands  
+
*''D.t.flaviclunis'': Krakatoa Island, [[Java]] and [[Bali]]  
*''D.t.xanthopygium'' N [[Philippines]] (Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro and Polillo)  
+
*''D.t.dayakanum'': [[Borneo]] and adjacent offshore northern islands  
*''D.t.intermedium'' N [[Philippines]] (Romblon)  
+
*''D.t.xanthopygium'': North [[Philippines]] (Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro and Polillo)  
*''D.t.cnecolaemum'' N [[Philippines]] (Tablas)  
+
*''D.t.intermedium'': North [[Philippines]] (Romblon)  
*''D.t.sibuyanicum'' N [[Philippines]] (Sibuyan)  
+
*''D.t.cnecolaemum'': North [[Philippines]] (Tablas)  
*''D.t.dorsale'' Central [[Philippines]] (Masbate, Panay and Negros)  
+
*''D.t.sibuyanicum'': North [[Philippines]] (Sibuyan)  
*''D.t.besti'' S [Philippines]] (Siquijor)  
+
*''D.t.dorsale'': Central [[Philippines]] (Masbate, Panay and Negros)  
*''D.t.cinereigulare'' [[Philippines]] (Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Calicoan, Biliran and Bohol)
+
*''D.t.besti'': South [Philippines]] (Siquijor)  
*''D.t.pallidius'' Central [[Philippines]] (Cebu)  
+
*''D.t.cinereigulare'': [[Philippines]] (Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Calicoan, Biliran and Bohol)
*''D.t.isidroi'' S [[Philippines]] (Camiguin Sur)  
+
*''D.t.pallidius'': Central [[Philippines]] (Cebu)  
*''D.t.assimile'' Sulu Archipelago (Tawitawi, Jolo and Siasi)  
+
*''D.t.isidroi'': South [[Philippines]] (Camiguin Sur)  
*''D.t.sibutuense'' Sulu Archipelago (Sibutu, Omapoy and Sipangkot)
+
*''D.t.assimile'': Sulu Archipelago (Tawitawi, Jolo and Siasi)  
 +
*''D.t.sibutuense'': Sulu Archipelago (Sibutu, Omapoy and Sipangkot)
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests and montanes.
+
They live in a variety of forests including dipterocarp, lower montane, lowland and highland heath, peatswamp; found mostly in forest edges at various altitudes, for instance from mangrove swamps north of Kota Kinabalu and also on the slopes of Mt Kinabalu at a height of 600 - 700 ft
found mostly in forest edges at various altitudes and types of forest, we saw in both mangrove swamps north of Kota Kinabalu and also on the slopes of Mt Kinabalu at a height of 600 - 700 ft
 
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 +
====Diet====
 +
Their main diet consists of a variety of fruit.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}
+
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
 
+
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
 +
#BF Member observations
 +
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Dicaeum+trigonostigma}}  
 
{{GSearch|Dicaeum+trigonostigma}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dicaeum]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dicaeum]]

Revision as of 21:35, 22 June 2018

Male, nominate subspecies
Photo © by SeeToh
Rifle Range Link, Singapore, November 2014
Dicaeum trigonostigma

Identification

8–9 cm (3-3½ in)

  • Dark blue head, neck, upper mantle, wings and tail
  • Yellowish-orange back and underparts

Distribution

Female, nominate subspecies
Photo © by Avian Seeker
Singapore

South Asia: Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Bali

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Male, Subspecies dayakanum
Photo © by Dave Irving
Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, February 2013
Male, Subspecies rubropygium
Photo © by nothinghill
Thailand, October 2017

There are 18 subspecies[1]:

  • D.t.rubropygium: North East India (Assam) to southern Burma and peninsular Thailand
  • D.t.trigonostigma: Malay Peninsula to Singapore, Sumatra and satellite islands
  • D.t.melanostigma: Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung islands
  • D.t.antioproctum: Simeulue Island (off Sumatra)
  • D.t.megastoma: Great Natuna Island (North Natuna Islands)
  • D.t.flaviclunis: Krakatoa Island, Java and Bali
  • D.t.dayakanum: Borneo and adjacent offshore northern islands
  • D.t.xanthopygium: North Philippines (Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro and Polillo)
  • D.t.intermedium: North Philippines (Romblon)
  • D.t.cnecolaemum: North Philippines (Tablas)
  • D.t.sibuyanicum: North Philippines (Sibuyan)
  • D.t.dorsale: Central Philippines (Masbate, Panay and Negros)
  • D.t.besti: South [Philippines]] (Siquijor)
  • D.t.cinereigulare: Philippines (Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Calicoan, Biliran and Bohol)
  • D.t.pallidius: Central Philippines (Cebu)
  • D.t.isidroi: South Philippines (Camiguin Sur)
  • D.t.assimile: Sulu Archipelago (Tawitawi, Jolo and Siasi)
  • D.t.sibutuense: Sulu Archipelago (Sibutu, Omapoy and Sipangkot)

Habitat

They live in a variety of forests including dipterocarp, lower montane, lowland and highland heath, peatswamp; found mostly in forest edges at various altitudes, for instance from mangrove swamps north of Kota Kinabalu and also on the slopes of Mt Kinabalu at a height of 600 - 700 ft

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of a variety of fruit.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
  4. BF Member observations

Recommended Citation

External Links

Back
Top