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Buzzing Flowerpecker
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Buzzing Flowerpecker
Dicaeum hypoleucum
The buzzing flowerpecker or white-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum hypoleucum) is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
From the article Buzzing flowerpecker on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest, montane forest and second growth up to 1,800 meters above sea level. The IUCN has classified the species as being of Least Concern as it has a large range and it is common throughout. However, the population is declining due to deforestation in the Philippines throughout the country due to slash and burn farming, mining, illegal logging and habitat conversion. It is found in multiple protected areas such as Pasonanca Natural Park, Mount Banahaw, Mount Kitanglad. Mount Apo, Mount Pulag and Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park but like all areas in the Philippines, protection is lax and deforestation continues despite this protection on paper.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and conservation status”
What it does
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.
Wikipedia: “Ecology and behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13412.