Grey-sided flowerpecker
The grey-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| Grey-sided flowerpecker | |
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| Male at Manado, North Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Dicaeum |
| Species: | D. celebicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicaeum celebicum Müller, 1843 | |
Taxonomy and systematics
The grey-sided flowerpecker has five subspecies recognized:[2]
- D. c. talautense - Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1895: Endemic to Talaud Islands
- D. c. sanghirense - Salvadori, 1876: Endemic to Sangihe and Siau Island
- D. c. celebicum - Müller, S, 1843: Endemic to Sulawesi, Manadotua, Bangka, Lembeh, Togian, Muna and Butung
- D. c. sulaense - Sharpe, 1884: Endemic to Sula Islands and Banggai Islands
- Wakatobi flowerpecker (D. c. kuehni) - Hartert, 1903: Considered by some authorities as a separate species. Found in the Wakatobi archipelago (south-east of Sulawesi)
Gallery
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Juvenile- feeding on Muntingia calabura fruit
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Compared to Dicaeum kuehni
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Dicaeum celebicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717575A131977100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717575A131977100.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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