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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Mar 14, 2012 9:50:01 GMT
Hi, what kind of flowerpecker is this? We saw what I think were male and female Buzzing FP mindanensis. Is this the immature? The beak is dark though. This is from Baluno, Pasonanca, Zamboanga. Bird # 1  Bird # 1  Bird #2 This is a female Buzzing Flowerpecker mindanensis?  |
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Post by steve pryor on Mar 14, 2012 17:35:02 GMT
Hi Sylvia,
My take on the first two photos, and descriptions are lacking for a lot of the races of this bird, especially regarding age-related plumages, is that it is a female Dicaeum trigonostigma cinereigulare. Des has probably seen this bird and can confirm (or not!).
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Post by steve pryor on Mar 14, 2012 17:43:58 GMT
The second bird, I agree on the species - Dicaeum hypoleucum mindanense (Buzzing Flowerpecker). I can't sex it however, it appears to be an immature bird (the bill of the adults of both sexes should be black, and I have no information that the bill colors of adults of mindanense are different in color than that of other described races).
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Mar 15, 2012 3:14:04 GMT
Thanks Steve! We did see at least 7 male Orange-bellied Dicaeum trigonostigma cinereigulare that day. So, that would make sense.
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Mar 16, 2012 16:33:04 GMT
Also wanted to add that I just checked our photos of immature and female Orange-bellied FP in Bohol and their colors are very similar to the 1st bird.
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Post by Steve Albano on Mar 17, 2012 6:57:13 GMT
So there are beautiful birds in Zamboanga. Thanks for sharing.. .
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Post by des on Mar 17, 2012 10:29:50 GMT
I know I replied to this yesterday, but...
Just to agree with Steve on all points, except I am not very familiar with the females of Orange-bellied. The eyeline of this one is interesting.
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