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[[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]]
 
[[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]]
 
[[Image:1B9A3271 O-bF.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, Subspecies ''rubropygium''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|nothinghill|nothinghill}}<br />[[Thailand]], October 2017 ]]
 
[[Image:1B9A3271 O-bF.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, Subspecies ''rubropygium''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|nothinghill|nothinghill}}<br />[[Thailand]], October 2017 ]]
There are 18 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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There are 18 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
*''D.t.rubropygium'': North East [[India]] (Assam) to southern [[Burma]] and peninsular [[Thailand]]
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*''D. t. rubropygium'': Southern [[Bangladesh]] to southern [[Myanmar]] and peninsular [[Thailand]] <br  />
*''D.t.trigonostigma'': [[Malay Peninsula]] to [[Singapore]], [[Sumatra]] and satellite islands
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*''D. t. trigonostigma'': [[Malay Peninsula]] to [[Singapore]], [[Sumatra]] and satellite islands<br  />
*''D.t.melanostigma'': [[Malaya]], [[Sumatra]], Bangka and Belitung islands
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*''D. t. melanostigma'': [[Malaya]], [[Sumatra]], Bangka and Belitung islands<br  />
*''D.t.antioproctum'': Simeulue Island (off [[Sumatra]])
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*''D. t. antioproctum'': Simeulue Island (off [[Sumatra]]) <br  />
*''D.t.megastoma'': Great Natuna Island (North Natuna Islands)  
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*''D. t. megastoma'': Great Natuna Island (North Natuna Islands) <br  />  
*''D.t.flaviclunis'': Krakatoa Island, [[Java]] and [[Bali]]  
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*''D. t. flaviclunis'': Krakatoa Island, [[Java]] and [[Bali]] <br  />  
*''D.t.dayakanum'': [[Borneo]] and adjacent offshore northern islands  
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*''D. t. dayakanum'': [[Borneo]] and adjacent offshore northern islands<br  />  
*''D.t.xanthopygium'': North [[Philippines]] (Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro and Polillo)
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*''D. t. xanthopygium'': North [[Philippines]] (Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro and Polillo) <br  />  
*''D.t.intermedium'': North [[Philippines]] (Romblon)  
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*''D. t. intermedium'': North [[Philippines]] (Romblon) <br  />  
*''D.t.cnecolaemum'': North [[Philippines]] (Tablas)  
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*''D. t. cnecolaemum'': North [[Philippines]] (Tablas) <br  />  
*''D.t.sibuyanicum'': North [[Philippines]] (Sibuyan)  
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*''D. t. sibuyanicum'': North [[Philippines]] (Sibuyan) <br  />  
*''D.t.dorsale'': Central [[Philippines]] (Masbate, Panay and Negros)  
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*''D. t. dorsale'': Central [[Philippines]] (Masbate, Panay and Negros) <br  />  
*''D.t.besti'': South [Philippines]] (Siquijor)  
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*''D. t. besti'': South [Philippines]] (Siquijor) <br  />  
*''D.t.cinereigulare'': [[Philippines]] (Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Calicoan, Biliran and Bohol)
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*''D. t. cinereigulare'': [[Philippines]] (Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Calicoan, Biliran and Bohol) <br  />
*''D.t.pallidius'': Central [[Philippines]] (Cebu)
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*''D. t. pallidius'': Central [[Philippines]] (Cebu) <br  />
*''D.t.isidroi'': South [[Philippines]] (Camiguin Sur)  
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*''D. t. isidroi'': South [[Philippines]] (Camiguin Sur)<br  />  
*''D.t.assimile'': Sulu Archipelago (Tawitawi, Jolo and Siasi)
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*''D. t. assimile'': Sulu Archipelago (Tawitawi, Jolo and Siasi) <br  />
*''D.t.sibutuense'': Sulu Archipelago (Sibutu, Omapoy and Sipangkot)
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*''D. t. sibutuense'': Sulu Archipelago (Sibutu, Omapoy and Sipangkot) <br  />
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Their main diet consists of a variety of fruit.
 
Their main diet consists of a variety of fruit.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/3E81AAE0 ]. Retrieved 21 July 2021
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
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#Cheke, R. and C. Mann (2020). Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.orbflo1.01
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#BF Member observations
 
#BF Member observations
 
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Revision as of 19:16, 21 July 2021

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

Identification

Female, nominate subspecies
Photo © by Avian Seeker
Singapore

8–9 cm (3-3½ in)
Male

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

Female: lacks the orange colouring and has grey, rather than blue, upperparts.

Distribution

Juvenile
Photo © by Karim Madoya
Tg Aru KBU, Malaysia, 23 June 2006

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: Southern Bangladesh to southern Myanmar 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, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/3E81AAE0 ]. Retrieved 21 July 2021
  3. Cheke, R. and C. Mann (2020). Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.orbflo1.01
  1. BF Member observations

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