Buzzing flowerpecker
species of bird
The buzzing flowerpecker (Dicaeum hypoleucum) or white-bellied flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and or tropical moist montane forest.
Description and taxonomy
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognised:
D. h. hypoleucum – Found in the Sulu Archipelago
D. h. mindanense – Found in Zamboanga Peninsula
D. h. pontifex – Found in Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Panaon, Bohol, Dinagat, and Mindanao except the Zamboanga Peninsula
D. h. cagayanense – Found in Northeast Luzon
D. h. obscurum – Found in Luzon except Northeast Luzon and Catanduanes
Ecology and behavior
Not much is known about its diet but it is presumed to have the typical flowerpecker diet of small fruits, insects, nectar especially from mistletoes. Typically seen singly, pairs and small groups but joins mixed species flocks.
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