The Cebu flowerpecker 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. 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 its habitat it remains critically endangered due to illegal logging. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Tweeddale, A 1878)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
(1877), Part 4 p.762 pl.77 fig.2
Protonym:
Prionochilus quadricolor
Avibase ID:
8BDE79BBBF17BBA7
Avibase ID:
avibase-8BDE79BB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8BDE79BB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559746
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Dicée quadricolore ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Dicée quadricolore ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Clements, version 2021: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Clements, version 2022: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Clements 3rd edition: Four-colored Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
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Clements, version 2018: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Clements, version 2019: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
eBird version 1.50: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
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eBird version 2021: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
eBird version 2022: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Four-colored Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Oriental Bird Club: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Dicaeum quadricolor |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Dicaeum quadricolor |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Dicaeum quadricolor |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dicaeum quadricolor |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dicaeum quadricolor |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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