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Flowerpecker
The flowerpeckers are a family (biology), family, Dicaeidae, of passerine birds. The family comprises three genera, ''Dicaeum'', ''Prionochilus'' and ''Pachyglossa'', with 56 species in total. The family has sometimes been included in an enlarged sunbird family Nectariniidae. The berrypeckers of the family Melanocharitidae and the painted berrypeckers, Painted berrypecker, Paramythiidae, were once lumped into this family as well. The family is distributed through tropical southern Asia and Australasia from India east to the Philippines and south to Australia. The family has a wide range occupying a wide range of environments from sea level to montane habitats. Some species, such as the mistletoebird of Australia, are recorded as being highly nomadic over parts of their range. There is little variation in structure between species in the family although many have distinctive and colourful plumage. Flowerpeckers are stout birds, with short necks and legs. These are small birds rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicaeum
''Dicaeum'' is a genus of birds in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae, a group of passerines tropical southern Asia and Australasia from India east to the Philippines and south to Australia. Within the family Dicaeidae the genus ''Dicaeum'' is sister to a clade containing the genera '' Prionochilus'' and '' Pachyglossa''. Its members are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, 10 to 18 cm in length, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues. The latter features reflect the importance of nectar in the diet of many species, although berries, spiders and insects are also taken. 2-4 eggs are laid, typically in a purse-like nest suspended from a tree. Taxonomy The genus ''Dicaeum'' was introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1816. The name is from the Ancient Greek ''dikaion''. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird mentioned by the Roman author Claudius Aelianus but the word probably referred instead to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spectacled Flowerpecker
The spectacled flowerpecker (''Dicaeum dayakorum'') is a species of bird belonging to the flowerpecker family, Dicaeidae. It was first observed in 2009 in the forests of Borneo, but due to limited information and the lack of a specimen for scientific study, it was not formally described or given a scientific name until 2019.Reuters.''"Spectacled flowerpecker" bird found in Borneo'' scientificamerican.com, 13 January 2010, accessed on 15 January 2010.Walton, Doreen, science reporter.''New bird species found in rainforests of Borneo'' BBC News, news.bbc.co.uk, 14 January 2010, accessed on 15 January 2010. Taxonomy and systematics Due to the difficulty in collecting a type specimen for research, the spectacled flowerpecker remained without a recognized scientific name for over a decade after its initial discovery. In January 2017, the Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Research (IBER) at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) issued a press release announcing their intenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachyglossa
''Pachyglossa'' is one of the three genera of flowerpeckers that make up the family Dicaeidae. These species are found in montane areas of South and Southeast Asia. Taxonomy The genus ''Pachyglossa'' was introduced in 1843 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth with ''Pachyglossa melanoxantha'', Blyth, (the yellow-bellied flowerpecker) as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek παχυς/''pakhus'' meaning "thick" with γλωσσα/''glōssa'' meaning "tongue", "mouth" (or "bill"). Molecular phylogetic studies of the flowerpecker family found that the genus ''Dicaeum'' was paraphyletic with respect to '' Prionochilus''. To resolve the paraphyly the genus ''Pachyglossa'' was resurrected to contain several species previously placed in ''Dicaeum'' as well as one species from '' Prionochilus'', the olive-backed flowerpecker, for which the phylogeny is less certain. The genus contains seven species: * Olive-backed flowerpecker, ''Pachyglossa olivacea'' – Phili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mistletoebird
The mistletoebird (''Dicaeum hirundinaceum''), also known as the mistletoe flowerpecker, is a species of flowerpecker native to most of Australia (though absent from Tasmania and the driest desert areas) and also to the eastern Maluku Islands of Indonesia in the Arafura Sea between Australia and New Guinea. The mistletoebird eats mainly the berries of the parasitic mistletoe and is a vector for the spread of the mistletoe's seeds through its digestive system.del Hoyo, J. et al., eds. (2008). ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' 13: 388. . Taxonomy and evolution The mistletoebird is one of 54 species of the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. The flowerpeckers are considered to be nearest in avian evolutionary relationship to the sunbird family Nectariniidae. Both the flowerpeckers and sunbirds are thought to be early offshoots of the early passeroid radiation that occurred 20-30 million years ago. The sunbirds are found mainly in Africa and Asia and the flowerpeckers throughout A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum Erythrorhynchos) With A Muntingia Calabura (Singapur Cherry) Fruit W IMG 8784
The pale-billed flowerpecker or Tickell's flowerpecker (''Dicaeum erythrorhynchos'') is a tiny bird that feeds on nectar and berries, found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and western Myanmar. The bird is common especially in urban gardens with berry bearing trees. They have a rapid chipping call and the pinkish curved beak separates it from other species in the region. Description This is a tiny bird, 8 cm long, and is one of the smallest birds occurring in most parts of southern India and Sri Lanka. The bird is plain brownish to olive green. The underside is buff olive and does not contrast greatly with the upperparts and not whitish as in the Nilgiri flowerpecker of the Western Ghats and Nilgiri hills nor is it streaked as in the thick-billed flowerpecker. The Nilgiri flowerpecker has a pale supercilium unlike this species which has no marking on the head. The Sri Lankan race ''ceylonense'' Babault, 1920 - is greyer and smaller than the nominate race of peninsular India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prionochilus
''Prionochilus'' is one of the three genera of flowerpeckers that make up the family Dicaeidae. The genus differs from the genus ''Dicaeum'' in having ten long primary feathers in the wing and in the character of its calls. A study comparing the calls of the two genera suggested that ''Prionochilus'' is basal to ''Dicaeum''. The genus contains 5 species, in contrast to the 44 species in the genus ''Dicaeum''. They have a more restricted distribution than ''Dicaeum'', occurring in the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Malay Peninsula. Taxonomy The genus ''Prionochilus'' was introduced in 1841 by the English naturalist Hugh Edwin Strickland. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek ''prion'' for saw, and ''kheilos'' for lip, referring to the minute serrations along the edge of the bill. The type species was subsequently designated as ''Pardalotus percussus'' Temminck, 1826, the crimson-breasted flowerpecker. The genus contains five species: * Yellow-breasted flowerpec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu Flowerpecker
The Cebu flowerpecker (''Dicaeum quadricolor'') is a small passerine bird. It is endemic to Cebu Island in the Philippines. Feared to have become extinct early in the 20th century, it was rediscovered in 1992 in a small patch of limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape. It has since been found at three other sites, namely the Nug-as forest of Alcoy, Mount Lantoy of Argao and the forests of Dalaguete. While sightings until the 2000s were frequent, this species became rarer and rarer and some now believe that this species is now extinct. There are unverified sightings in Tabunan with the latest claimed in 2024. This four-colored bird normally grows to 11 or 12 centimeters. The male is characterized by a large, triangular, scarlet to vermilion coat stain. In the female, the top is brown. The Cebu flowerpecker consumes small fruits and mistletoe plants and is generally active in the mornings to avoid competition with more aggressive birds. Despite attempts to protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicaeum Melanozanthum
The yellow-bellied flowerpecker (''Pachyglossa melanozantha'') is a species of bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. This species was formerly placed in the genus ''Dicaeum. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s. References yellow-bellied flowerpecker Birds of North India Birds of Eastern Himalaya Birds of Central China Birds of Yunnan Birds of Myanmar yellow-bellied flowerpecker yellow-bellied flowerpecker Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Dicaeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mottled Flowerpecker
The mottled flowerpecker or white-mottled flowerpecker (''Dicaeum tristrami'') is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to Makira in the Solomon Islands. It inhabits primary forest and secondary growth In botany, secondary growth is the growth that results from cell division in the cambia or lateral meristems and that causes the stems and roots to thicken, while primary growth is growth that occurs as a result of cell division at the tips ..., most commonly in the mountains. References mottled flowerpecker Birds of Makira Endemic fauna of the Solomon Islands mottled flowerpecker Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic birds of the Solomon Islands {{Dicaeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
The orange-bellied flowerpecker (''Dicaeum trigonostigma'') is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei,Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Habitat Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is .... Description Male is distinctive, and shows slaty-blue upperparts (crown/nape/wings/tail) except for a large triangular orange patch on the mantle. It has a fairly thin and short bill that is slightly curved downwards at the tip. Upper-breast and throat are a lighter greyish blue; from the lower breast to the vent is a gradient from fiery orange (on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
The scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (''Prionochilus thoracicus'') is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References External linksImage at ADW scarlet-breasted flowerpecker Birds of Malesia scarlet-breasted flowerpecker Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Dicaeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pygmy Flowerpecker
The pygmy flowerpecker (''Dicaeum pygmaeum'') is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest. Description and taxonomy EBird describes the bird as "A tiny bird of forest and edge from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains. Has a fairly long, thin, slightly curved bill, gray sides, whitish coloring from the throat to the belly, and yellowish on the rump, under the base of the tail, and on the edges to the wing feathers. Males have slightly glossy blackish upperparts, whereas females have an olive back and a grayish head. Similar to Scarlet-collared, Black-belted, and Red-keeled Flowerpeckers, but lacks any red on the underparts. Voice includes a typical flowerpecker “tuk!” given regularly, sometimes mixed with a high-pitched piping “tsii!” Subspecies Five subspecies are recognized: * ''D. p.pygmaeum —'' Found on Luzon (except No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
