Flame-crowned flowerpecker
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Dicaeum anthonyi

The flame-crowned flowerpecker (Dicaeum kampalili ) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines. The yellow-crowned flowerpecker (Dicaeum anthonyi ), which is endemic to Luzon, was formerly considered conspecific.

Appearance

EBird describes the bird as "A tiny bird of mossy montane forest and edge. Male has glossy black upperparts and pale underparts, whiter on the throat. Races differ. Mindanao birds are orange-red under the base of the tail and on the crown. Similar to Bicolored flowerpecker, but male Flame-crowned has a bright crown patch and female has a yellowish belly. Voice includes a high-pitched descending whistle and a sharp “tsik!”

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Exhibits sexual dimorphism in which males have the eponymous flame orange crown and vent while females are much more dull and have uniform olive color and does not the black upperparts

It is seen feeding on flowering and fruiting trees.

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References

1. Flame-crowned flowerpecker Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame-crowned_flowerpecker
2. Flame-crowned flowerpecker on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103776016/111169263
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/590745

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