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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Southern [[Asia]] from [[India]] east to [[Indonesia]] and [[Timor]]. | + | Southern [[Asia]] from [[India]] east to [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]] (where it is a rare non-breeding visitor) to [[Indonesia]] and [[Timor]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
The three subspecies from the Philippines (''affine'', ''striatissimum'' and ''aeruginosum'') are sometimes split as '''Striped Flowerpecker''', ''Dicaeum aeruginosum''. | The three subspecies from the Philippines (''affine'', ''striatissimum'' and ''aeruginosum'') are sometimes split as '''Striped Flowerpecker''', ''Dicaeum aeruginosum''. | ||
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Photo by Romy Ocon
Photo taken on Mt. Makiling, Laguna Province, Luzon.
This bird is of the Luzon subspecies - striatissimum, sometimes split as Striped Flowerpecker
Photo taken on Mt. Makiling, Laguna Province, Luzon.
This bird is of the Luzon subspecies - striatissimum, sometimes split as Striped Flowerpecker
- Dicaeum agile
Inlcudes: Striped Flowerpecker
Identification
10cm. Olive-green upperparts, greyish white underparts, streaked on the breast, short tail, short thick curved bill and tubular tongue. The sexes are alike.
Distribution
Southern Asia from India east to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore (where it is a rare non-breeding visitor) to Indonesia and Timor.
Taxonomy
The three subspecies from the Philippines (affine, striatissimum and aeruginosum) are sometimes split as Striped Flowerpecker, Dicaeum aeruginosum.
Habitat
Forests, other well-wooded habitats and cultivation.
Behaviour
It builds a purse-like nest suspended from a tree. 2-4 eggs are laid.
The diet includes nectar, berries, spiders and insects.
