Black-fronted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum igniferum)

Other Names (World)
Black-fronted Flowerpecker, Black-banded Flowerpecker, Fire-tailed Flowerpecker, Rusty Flowerpecker, Lesser Sunda Flowerpecker

Family
Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)

Size
9 cm

First Described (Guide)
Wallace, 1863

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest, subtropical and tropical moist shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A descending series of thin notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Black-fronted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum igniferum) [XC31365]
by Allen T. Chartier from Flores,Nangarewa, Indonesia (song)

Black-fronted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum igniferum) [XC410408]
by id from Kota Komba, Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Red-chested Flowerpecker (Dicaeum maugei). Subspecies poorly differentiated.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

igniferum Wallace, 1863 - Sumbawa, Komodo and Flores, in western Lesser Sundas.
cretum Rensch, 1929 - Pantar and Alor, in east-central Lesser Sundas.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-fronted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum igniferum) - 10 files

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