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321. Striped Flowerpecker (E) (Dicaeum aeruginosum) (C)
Luzon (ssp. striatissimum)
13/5 1 Mt. Makiling, 17/5 1 during walk from Camp 1 to Hamut Camp, Northern
Sierra Madres Mts.
322. Olive-capped Flowerpecker (E) (Dicaeum nigrilore) (C)
Mindanao
31/5 3 of this montane, Mindanao endemic seen in mossy forest on Mt. Kitanglad,
Bukidnon Province, 2/6 2 do., 3/6 1 do. (ssp. nigrilore).
323. Flame-crowned Flowerpecker (E) (NT) (Dicaeum anthonyi) (C)
Luzon (ssp. anthonyi)
15/5 1 male Mt. Polis, Cordilleran Mts. We were lucky, eventually, to see a fine male
of this rare flowerpecker in the afternoon, by waiting patiently at a fruiting tree along
the roadside.
Mindanao (ssp. kampalili)
31/5 One of the first birds to be seen while arriving at Del Monte Lodge on Mt.
Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province. Sitting in a low berry-bush next to the house. It was
found by Hoddinott, who was the only one to miss this rare bird on Mt. Polis in
Luzon, so David was a happy man!
324. Bicoloured Flowerpecker (E) (Dicaeum bicolor) (C)
Luzon (ssp. inexpectatum)
13/5 2 males, Mt. Makiling, 17/5 2 during walk from Camp 1 to Hamut Camp,
Northern Sierra Madres Mts., 18/5 2 Hamut Camp area, 19/5 19/5 1 walk Hamut
Camp to Camp 1.
Mindanao (ssp. bicolor)
31/5 3 on Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, 4/6 2 in lowland rainforest, PICOP
logging concession area at Bislig, east coast of Mindanao, 7/6 1 Mount Sinaka,
Arakan Province, central Mindanao.
325. Cebu Flowerpecker (E) (CR) (Dicaeum quadricolor) (C)
Cebu
30/5 1 male in Central Cebu National Park, at the village of Tabunan. We waited for
almost 6 hours on our observation point on a tall limestone rock in the forest. All we
saw were a number of Red-striped Flowerpeckers, but suddenly a Cebu male
appeared swiftly in a tree close by. David Shackleford managed to see the diagnostic
orange-red back – the rest of us just managed to see the bird, before it was gone – not
to be seen again.
Note: Nearly extinct. A few hundred birds may survive in this few square kilometer of forest patch in
the central part of Cebu. It is considered threatened by the dominant Red-striped Flowerpecker. Now,
Cebu Flowerpecker is probably the rarest bird in the Philippines.
326. Red-keeled Flowerpecker (E) (VU) (Dicaeum haematostictum) (C)
Negros
26/5 3 (two males and one female) at the Mambukal Reserve near Bacolod (a sort of
Botanical garden).
Note: A fairly recent split from Red-striped Flowerpecker. Found only on Panay, Negros and
Guimaras, and now a vulnerable species.