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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Pygmy Flowerpecker* |
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Dicaeum pygmaeum |
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Description (10)
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Pygmy Flowerpecker
© flickr.com
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Other Names (World)
Pygmy Flowerpecker, Palawan Flowerpecker
Family
Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)
Size
8 - 8.50 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Kittlitz, 1833)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.
Philippines (B).
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 LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)
Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum) [XC622346]
by id from Nug-As Forest, Alcoy, Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines (call)
Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum) [XC269339]
by Frank Lambert from Palawan, forest near Sabang, Philippines (call)
Subspecies
Tongue morphology similar to that of Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma), Buru Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrothorax), Midget Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aeneum), Blood-breasted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum sanguinolentum) and Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum). Original description contained spellings "pygmaea" and "pygmea". The former was adopted by same author acting as First Reviser in 1858.
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
- fugaense Parkes, 1988 - Calayan and Fuga (north of Luzon), in extreme northern Philippines.
- salomonseni Parkes, 1962 - North-western Luzon, in northern Philippines.
- pygmaeum (Kittlitz, 1833) - North-central and central Philippines (central and southern Luzon, Corregidor, Lubang, Polillo Is, Mindoro, Marinduque, Maestre de Campo, Semirara, Sibay, Boracay, Romblon, Sibuyan, Ticao, Masbate, Samar, Gigantes, Calagna-an, Sicogon, Guimaras, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, Leyte).
- palawanorum Hachisuka, 1926 - Calauit, Culion, Palawan and Balabac, in western Philippines.
- davao Mearns, 1905 - Camiguin Sur and Mindanao, in southern Philippines.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Pygmy Flowerpecker see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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