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Cebu Flowerpecker

Dicaeum quadricolor (Tweeddale, A 1878)

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

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Dicaeidae
Genus:
   Dicaeum
Scientific:
  Dicaeum quadricolor


Original description

Citation:
  (Tweeddale, A 1878)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1877), Part 4 p.762 pl.77 fig.2

Protonym:
  Prionochilus quadricolor

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90449#page/482/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8BDE79BBBF17BBA7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8BDE79BB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8BDE79BB


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559746

Geographic range:

  • Dicaeum quadricolor: Philippines (rediscovered 1992 after 85-year absence on Cebu)
English:
Cebu Flowerpecker
Catalan:
picaflors de l'illa Cebú
Czech:
květozob čtyřbarvý
Danish:
Cebublomsterpikker
German:
Vierfarben-Mistelfresser
Spanish:
Picaflores de Cebú
Spanish (Spain):
Picaflores de Cebú
Finnish:
cebunkukastaja
French:
Dicée quadricolore
Croatian:
cebuska imelašica
Hungarian:
cebui virágjáró
Italian:
Beccafiore di Cebu
Japanese (romaji):
yoirohanadori
Japanese:
ヨイロハナドリ
Lithuanian:
Keturspalvis žiedsiurbys
Dutch:
Cebuhoningvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Cebublomsterfugl
Norwegian:
Cebublomsterfugl
Polish:
kwiatówka barwna
Portuguese:
Pica-flores-de-cebu
Russian:
Четырёхцветный цветоед
Slovak:
bobuliar štvorfarebný
Swedish:
cebublomsterpickare
Ukrainian:
Квіткоїд червоноспинний
Chinese:
四色啄花鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
四色啄花1906滅絕?


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cebu Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
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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:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Four-colored Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum quadricolor)
Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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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):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dicaeum quadricolor
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dicaeum quadricolor

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: picaflors de l'illa Cebú
Czech: květozob čtyřbarvý
Danish: Cebublomsterpikker
German: Vierfarben-Mistelfresser
English: Cebu Flowerpecker, Four-colored Flowerpecker, Four-coloured Flowerpecker, Orange-backed Flowerpecker
English, HBW: Cebu Flowerpecker
English (IOC): Cebu Flowerpecker
English (United States): Cebu Flowerpecker
Spanish: Picaflores de Cebú
Spanish (Spain): Picaflores de Cebú
Spanish (HBW): Cebu Flowerpecker
Finnish: Cebunkukastaja
French: Dicée des Philippines, Dicée quadricolore
Croatian: cebuska imelašica
Hungarian: cebui virágjáró
Italian: Beccafiore di Cebu
Japanese (romaji): yoirohanadori
Japanese: ヨイロハナドリ
Scientific: Dicaeum quadricolor, Prionochilus quadricolor
Lithuanian: Keturspalvis žiedsiurbys
Dutch: Cebuhoningvogel, Cebu-honingvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Cebublomsterfugl
Norwegian: Cebublomsterfugl
Polish: kwiatówka barwna
Portuguese: Pica-flores-de-cebu
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-flor-de-cebu
Russian: Четырёхцветный цветоед, Четырёхцветный цветосос
Slovak: bobuliar štvorfarebný
Swedish: Cebublomsterpickare
Turkish: Sebu öksekuşu
Ukrainian: Квіткоїд червоноспинний
Chinese: 四色啄花鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 四色啄花, 四色啄花1906滅絕?

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