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;[[:Category:Dicaeum|Dicaeum]] hirundinaceum | ;[[:Category:Dicaeum|Dicaeum]] hirundinaceum | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 10-11cm | + | 10-11cm |
| + | *Blueish-black plumage | ||
| + | *Red chest | ||
| + | *Red undertail | ||
| + | *White belly with black centre stripe<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | *Dark grey upperparts | ||
| + | *Light grey belly | ||
| + | *Slight red tinge under the tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Australia]], [[Papua New Guinea]], and eastern [[Indonesia]]. | [[Australia]], [[Papua New Guinea]], and eastern [[Indonesia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''D. h. kiense'': | ||
| + | :*Southern Wallacea (Watubela, Tayandu and Kai islands) | ||
| + | *''D. h. fulgidum'': | ||
| + | :*Tanimbar Island (Yamdena, Larat and Lutu) | ||
| + | *''D. h. ignicolle'': | ||
| + | :*Aru Islands | ||
| + | *''D. h. hirundinaceum'': | ||
| + | :*Islands in Torres Strait and treed areas of mainland [[Australia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Trees and shrubs. | Trees and shrubs. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Diet includes the berries | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | + | Diet includes the mistletoe berries, nectar, pollen, spiders, and insects. | |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Both adults build the nest<sup>*</sup> of crushed plants, palm threads and spider webs. | ||
| − | + | *This is at odds with the majority of on-line information; but see picture here [http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=430459 of a male observed collecting nest material] | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | #Wild Walks | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Dicaeum+hirundinaceum}} | {{GSearch|Dicaeum+hirundinaceum}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=79&bid=1434 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=79&bid=1434 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dicaeum]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dicaeum]] | ||
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- Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Identification
10-11cm
- Blueish-black plumage
- Red chest
- Red undertail
- White belly with black centre stripe
Female
- Dark grey upperparts
- Light grey belly
- Slight red tinge under the tail
Distribution
Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- D. h. kiense:
- Southern Wallacea (Watubela, Tayandu and Kai islands)
- D. h. fulgidum:
- Tanimbar Island (Yamdena, Larat and Lutu)
- D. h. ignicolle:
- Aru Islands
- D. h. hirundinaceum:
- Islands in Torres Strait and treed areas of mainland Australia
Habitat
Trees and shrubs.
Behaviour
Diet
Diet includes the mistletoe berries, nectar, pollen, spiders, and insects.
Breeding
Both adults build the nest* of crushed plants, palm threads and spider webs.
- This is at odds with the majority of on-line information; but see picture here of a male observed collecting nest material
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
- Wild Walks
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mistletoebird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mistletoebird
