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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Philippines]].
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South-east [[Asia]]: endemic to the [[Philippines]].
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
There are  3 subspecies
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
* ''D. b. bicolor''
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There are  3 subspecies:
* ''D. b. inexpectatum''
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*''D. b. inexpectatum'':
* ''D. b. viridissimum''
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:*Northern [[Philippines]] (Luzon, Mindoro and Catanduanes)
 
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*''D. b. viridissimum'':
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:*Central [[Philippines]] (Negros and Guimaras)
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*''D. b. bicolor'':
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:*Southern [[Philippines]] (Bohol, Leyte, Dinagat, Mindanao and Samar)
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[[Image:10256IMG 0787.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Mount Makiling, Laguna Province, [[Philippines]], March 2005]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist lowland forests.
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Uncommon in forest canopy below 1000 m.
 
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
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#BF Member observations
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==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Dicaeum+bicolor}}  
 
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[[Category:Birds]][[category:Dicaeum]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[category:Dicaeum]]

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Male
Photo by Romy Ocon
Mount Makiling, Laguna Province, Philippines, March 2005
Dicaeum bicolor

Identification

Distribution

South-east Asia: endemic to the Philippines.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

  • D. b. inexpectatum:
  • D. b. viridissimum:
  • D. b. bicolor:
  • Southern Philippines (Bohol, Leyte, Dinagat, Mindanao and Samar)
Female
Photo by Romy Ocon
Mount Makiling, Laguna Province, Philippines, March 2005

Habitat

Uncommon in forest canopy below 1000 m.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. BF Member observations

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