Blue-cheeked Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei) [XC139854]
by Frank Lambert from Mt Taur, ROmang Island, Maluku Barat Daya, Maluku, Indonesia (song)
Blue-cheeked Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei) [XC138361]
by Colin Trainor from Mt Waiwuli near Letwurung, East Babar, Maluku Barat Daya, Maluku, Indonesia (song)
Proposed subspecies mariae (from Nusa Penida, off south-eastern Bali) synonymized with neglectum. Subspecies romae (from Roma I) considered indistinguishable from nominate.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
splendidum Büttikofer, 1893 - Salayar and Tanahjampea, south of Sulawesi.
neglectum Hartert, 1897 - Nusa Penida (off south-eastern Bali) and Lombok, in western Lesser Sundas.
maugei Lesson, 1830 - Romang, Damar, Timor, Sawu, Roti, Semau and perhaps Wetar, in eastern Lesser Sundas.
salvadorii Meyer, AB, 1884 - Moa and Babar, in extreme eastern Lesser Sundas.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet