Cebu Flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor)

Other Names (World)
Cebu Flowerpecker, Orange-backed Flowerpecker, Four-colored Flowerpecker, Four-coloured Flowerpecker

Family
Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Tweeddale, 1877)

Habitat
Forested areas, mostly on karste limestone, up to 500m. Also frequents secondary and selectively logged areas that are near large patches of native vegetation.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Endemic to the island of Cebu in the Philippines.

Population
Estimated population is 85 - 105 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Critically endangered. It is estimated that only 90 - 105 individuals remain and the population is declining.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fruits and berries.

Voice
Song consists of a series of thin, high-pitched, sweet notes. Call is a thin 'seep' with harder ticking notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Cebu Flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor) [XC210155]
by id from Tabunan, Cebu, Philippines (call, song)

Breeding Season (Guide)
Probably February - August.

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Bicoloured Flowerpecker (Dicaeum bicolor).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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