Striped Flowerpecker
STRIPED FLOWERPECKER
Dicaeum aeruginosum affine
Family Dicaeidae
Bird # 364 - September 2012
L 104 mm (4")
uncommon, endemic
There are three races of this uncommon endemic: affine in Palawan, striatiissimum in Catanduanes, Lubang, Luzon, Romblon, and Sibuyan, and aeruginosum in Cebu, Mindanao, Mindoro, and Negros. It is known for its unusual-for-a-flowerpecker habit of wagging its tail from side to side. The individual we saw was perched on a branch right above a Black-chinned Fruit Dove.
The Striped Flowerpecker is one of only three flowerpeckers found in Palawan. The other two flowerpeckers found in Palawan are the Pygmy Flowerpecker and the Palawan Flowerpecker.
Read MoreDicaeum aeruginosum affine
Family Dicaeidae
Bird # 364 - September 2012
L 104 mm (4")
uncommon, endemic
There are three races of this uncommon endemic: affine in Palawan, striatiissimum in Catanduanes, Lubang, Luzon, Romblon, and Sibuyan, and aeruginosum in Cebu, Mindanao, Mindoro, and Negros. It is known for its unusual-for-a-flowerpecker habit of wagging its tail from side to side. The individual we saw was perched on a branch right above a Black-chinned Fruit Dove.
The Striped Flowerpecker is one of only three flowerpeckers found in Palawan. The other two flowerpeckers found in Palawan are the Pygmy Flowerpecker and the Palawan Flowerpecker.
STRIPED FLOWERPECKER Dicaeum aeruginosum affine Sabang, Palawan, Philippines
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