Buzzing Flowerpecker - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Romy Ocon
Laguna Province, Philippines, November 2004

Alternative name: White-bellied Flowerpecker

Dicaeum hypoleucum

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in the Philippines.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 5 subspecies:

• D. h. cagayanensis:

• Northern Philippines (Sierra Madre Mountains of nort-eastern Luzon)

• D. h. obscurum:

• Northern Philippines (central and southern Luzon and Catanduanes)

• D. h. pontifex:

  Philippines (Bohol, Samar, Leyte, Dinagat, Panaon, Mindanao)

• D. h. mindanense:

• Southern Philippines (Zamboanga Peninsula of Mindanao)

• D. h. hypoleucum:

• Southern Philippines (Basilan, Bongao, Jolo, Tawitawi and Siasi)

Habitat

Forest, edge and scrub, below 1500 m.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Buzzing Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buzzing_Flowerpecker

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