Family Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)

Least Concern

Fire-throated Flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense)

figure, drawing, illustration of Fire-throated Flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense)

Taxonomy

French: Dicée de Luçon German: Feuerkehl-Mistelfresser Spanish: Picaflores de Luzón
Taxonomy:

Dicæum luzoniense

Ogilvie-Grant

, 1894,

Luzon

.

Hitherto treated as conspecific with D. ignipectus (along with D. cambodianum and D. beccarii), but differs in its flame-red throat (fuller than in D. i. formosum, covering more of throat and lower breast) (2); greyish-olive head sides and flanks, colour of latter remaining constant down flanks whereas head sides and upper flanks darker and lower flanks paler in D. ignipectus (2); slightly larger size (based on tiny sample in NHMUK; ns); song with slower pace (2), apparent lack of staccato rising note series (ns[1]) and no alternating notes in high-pitched song (1)#R. Birds on Panay (Mt Madja-as) apparently belong to an as yet undescribed race. Three subspecies currently recognized.

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Subspecies and Distribution
  • D. l. luzoniense Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 – N & C Luzon (N Philippines).
  • D. l. bonga E. J. O. Hartert, 1904 – Samar (EC Philippines).
  • D. l. apo E. J. O. Hartert, 1904 – Negros and Mindanao (Mt Malindang, Mt Kitanglad, Mt Hilong-Hilong, Mt Apo, Mt Puting Bato), in S Philippines.

    • Also present (race as yet undetermined) on Panay, in C Philippines.

    Descriptive notes

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    Recommended citation

    del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N. (2017). Fire-throated Flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/1344083 on 14 July 2017).