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Photo by Romy OconPhotographed:  Mt. Makiling, Laguna province, Philippines
Photo by Romy Ocon
Photographed: Mt. Makiling, Laguna province, Philippines
Aethopyga flagrans

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[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

South-east Asia. Endemic to the Philippines.

[edit] Taxonomy

  • A. f. decolor: Northern Philippines (north-eastern Luzon)
  • A. f. flagrans: Northern Philippines (southern Luzon and Catanduanes)
  • A. f. guimarasensis: Philippines (Panay and Guimaras)
  • A. f. daphoenonota: Philippines (Negros)

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

Photo by Romy OconSub-adult Male Mt. Makiling, Laguna province, Philippines, May 2006
Photo by Romy Ocon
Sub-adult Male
Mt. Makiling, Laguna province, Philippines, May 2006

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

[edit] External Links

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