Cebu Flowerpecker
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| Dicaeum quadricolor (Tweeddale, 1877) |
The Cebu Flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor) is a small passerine bird. It is endemic to Cebu Island in the Philippines.
The Cebu Flowerpecker is a critically endangered breeding bird. It was feared to have become extinct early in the 20th century after the clearance of most of the island's forests, but was rediscovered in 1992 in a small patch of limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape and has since been found at three other sites, namely, the Nug-as forest of Alcoy, Mount Lantoy of Argao and the forests of Dalaguete. Other possible sites for this species are in Malabuyoc. The current population is estimated to be between 85 and 105.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2004). Dicaeum quadricolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
- ^ BirdLife Species Factsheet
