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[[Image:Bicolored_Flowerpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Mount Makiling, Laguna Province, [[Philippines]], March 2005]] | [[Image:Bicolored_Flowerpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Mount Makiling, Laguna Province, [[Philippines]], March 2005]] | ||
;[[:category:Dicaeum|Dicaeum]] bicolor | ;[[:category:Dicaeum|Dicaeum]] bicolor | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 9 cm<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black top of head (extends below eye) | ||
| + | *Black upperparts and tail | ||
| + | *Silvery-white underparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
South-east [[Asia]]: endemic to the [[Philippines]]. | South-east [[Asia]]: endemic to the [[Philippines]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | [[Image:10256IMG 0787.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Mount Makiling, Laguna Province, [[Philippines]], March 2005]] | |
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''D. b. inexpectatum'': | *''D. b. inexpectatum'': | ||
:*Northern [[Philippines]] (Luzon, Mindoro and Catanduanes) | :*Northern [[Philippines]] (Luzon, Mindoro and Catanduanes) | ||
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*''D. b. bicolor'': | *''D. b. bicolor'': | ||
:*Southern [[Philippines]] (Bohol, Leyte, Dinagat, Mindanao and Samar) | :*Southern [[Philippines]] (Bohol, Leyte, Dinagat, Mindanao and Samar) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Uncommon in forest canopy below 1000 m. | Uncommon in forest canopy below 1000 m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | There is not a lot of information, but they are most likely to eat fruit, pollen and mistletoe nectar. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 15 April 2015
- Dicaeum bicolor
Identification
9 cm
Male
- Black top of head (extends below eye)
- Black upperparts and tail
- Silvery-white underparts
Distribution
South-east Asia: endemic to the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- D. b. inexpectatum:
- Northern Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro and Catanduanes)
- D. b. viridissimum:
- Central Philippines (Negros and Guimaras)
- D. b. bicolor:
- Southern Philippines (Bohol, Leyte, Dinagat, Mindanao and Samar)
Habitat
Uncommon in forest canopy below 1000 m.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not a lot of information, but they are most likely to eat fruit, pollen and mistletoe nectar.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bicolored Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bicolored_Flowerpecker
