Striped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aeruginosum)

Other Names (World)
Striped Flowerpecker, Red-keeled Flowerpecker, Austral Flowerpecker, Philippine Flowerpecker

Family
Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)

Size
10 - 10.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bourns & Worcester, 1894)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From sea-level - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Philippines (except islands from Mindoro south to Palawan, and east to Sibuyan, Panay and Negros).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Striped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aeruginosum) [XC310043]
by id from Zigzag Road, Palawan, MIMAROPA, Philippines (call)

Striped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum) [XC81138]
by Petter Olsson from Penablanca, Luzon, Philippines (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Black-belted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum haematostictum), and sometimes considered conspecific. Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker (Dicaeum retrocinctum) is possibly part of same superspecies, but differs in several characters. Tongue morphology of present species similar to that of Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanozanthum) and Buzzing Flowerpecker (Dicaeum hypoleucum). Geographical variation minor; birds from Cebu described as subspecies flaviventer, but considered insufficiently distinct from those in rest of range to warrant recognition.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

striatissimum Parkes, 1962 - Luzon, Lubang, Romblon, Sibuyan and Catanduanes (northern Philippines). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile).
aeruginosum (Bourns & Worcester, 1894) - Philippines. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile).
affine (Zimmer, JT, 1918) - Palawan (western Philippines). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Striped Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aeruginosum) - 10 files

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