Olive-capped Flowerpecker

Dicaeum nigrilore

A small, rather long-billed bird of montane forest on Mindanao. Olive-green on the back, darker on the edge of the wing, with a golden-olive head, a pale gray throat separated from the head color by a black line, a pale gray chest, and pale yellow on the sides and under the base of the tail. Note the black legs and the red eye. Somewhat similar to Olive-backed Flowerpecker, but has a longer bill and a yellowish lower belly. Voice includes a high-pitched upslurred whistle and a rough “jiik!”

Taxonomy

EBird describes the bird as "A small, rather long-billed bird of montane forest on Mindanao. Olive-green on the back, darker on the edge of the wing, with a golden-olive head, a pale gray throat separated from the head color by a black line, a pale gray chest, and pale yellow on the sides and under the base of the tail. Note the black legs and the red eye. Somewhat similar to olive-backed flowerpecker, but has a longer bill and a yellowish lower belly. Voice includes a high-pitched upslurred whistle and a rough 'jiik!'" Often seen feeding on fruiting and flowering trees.<p>Two subspecies are recognized.<p>A possible third subspecies which has a yellowish-green head is found in Southeast Mindanao. Further study is needed on this potential subspecies.

Scientific name
Dicaeum nigrilore
Authority
Hartert, EJO, 1904
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Dicaeidae
Genus
Dicaeum

Range and habitat

It inhabits tropic moist sub-montane and montane forest above 900 masl.<p>IUCN has assessed this bird as a least-concern species. Despite a limited range, it is said to be locally common in its range. As it occurs in rugged and inaccessible mountains, this has allowed a large portion of its habitat to remain intact. However, there it is still affected by habitat loss through deforestation, mining, land conversion and slash-and-burn - just not to the same extent as lowland forest.

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

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Distribution

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