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The '''Wakatobi flowerpecker''' ('''''Dicaeum kuehni''''') is a songbird that is [[endemic]] to the [[Wakatobi |
The '''Wakatobi flowerpecker''' ('''''Dicaeum kuehni''''') is a songbird that is [[endemic]] to the [[Wakatobi]] Islands of Indonesia. Prior to 2014, it was considered a subspecies of the grey-sided flowerpecker called '''''Dicaeum celebicum kuehni'''''. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Male Wakatobi flowerpeckers has dark gray feathers on its back and tail, white feathers on its belly, and red feathers on its chin. Females have medium gray feathers on the back and tail and light gray to white featers on the belly and chin. Comapred to the closely related [[grey-sided flowerpecker]], the Wakatobi flowerpecker are significantly larger, but similarly colored.<ref name=IBT /> |
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==Taxonomic history== |
==Taxonomic history== |
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''Dicaeum kuehni'' was original described as a species of flowerpecker in 1903 by E. Hartert. However, for reasons that are no longer known, it was reclassified as a subspecies of the |
''Dicaeum kuehni'' was original described as a species of flowerpecker in 1903 by E. Hartert. However, for reasons that are no longer known, it was reclassified as a subspecies of the grey-sided flowerpecker (''Dicaeum celebicum''), ''D. c. kuehni'', shortly thereafter. New analysis in 2014 by Seán Kelly ''et al.'' returned the Wakatobi flowerpecker to its original classification as a distinct species after 100 years of it not being recognized as a species.<ref name=paper /> |
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Both species live in the [[Sulawesi]] region of Indonesia. The grey-sided flowerpecker lives on the mainland, while the Wakatobi flowerpecker is found in the Wakatobi archipelago.<ref name=paper>{{cite |
Both species live in the [[Sulawesi]] region of Indonesia. The grey-sided flowerpecker lives on the mainland, while the Wakatobi flowerpecker is found in the Wakatobi archipelago.<ref name=paper>{{cite journal|last1=Kelly|first1=Sean|last2=Kelly|first2=David|last3=Cooper|first3=Natalie|last4=Andi|first4=Bahrun|last5=Analuddin|first5=Kangkuso|last6=Marples|first6=Nicola|title=Molecular and Phenotypic Data Support the Recognition of the Wakatobi Flowerpecker (Dicaeum kuehni) from the Unique and Understudied Sulawesi Region|url=http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0098694|journal=PLOS One|accessdate=June 6, 2014|date=June 4, 2014}}</ref> Genetic evidence shows the species do not interbreed. The authors of the study suggested that there are likely more species waiting to be discovered in the region, since genetic analysis has generally not been done on specimens from the region.<ref name=IBT>{{cite web|last1=Osborne|first1=Hannah|title=Wakatobi Flowerpecker: New Colourful Species of Bird Discovered in Indonesia|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/wakatobi-flowerpecker-colourful-species-bird-discovered-indonesia-151327962.html|work=The International Business Times|publisher=Yahoo News|accessdate=June 6, 2014|date=June 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hosford|first1=Paul|title=This bird is a brand new species discovered by zoologists at Trinity College|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/trinity-college-researchers-discovered-new-bird-species-1499190-Jun2014/|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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The Wakatobi flowerpecker (Dicaeum kuehni) is a songbird that is endemic to the Wakatobi Islands of Indonesia. Prior to 2014, it was considered a subspecies of the grey-sided flowerpecker called Dicaeum celebicum kuehni.
Description
Male Wakatobi flowerpeckers has dark gray feathers on its back and tail, white feathers on its belly, and red feathers on its chin. Females have medium gray feathers on the back and tail and light gray to white featers on the belly and chin. Comapred to the closely related grey-sided flowerpecker, the Wakatobi flowerpecker are significantly larger, but similarly colored.[1]
The Wakatobi flowerpecker is endemic the the Wakatobi Islands of Indonesia, off the coast of Sulawesi.[2] While the area lies within Wakatobi National Park, there is currently no environmental protection.[1]
Taxonomic history
Dicaeum kuehni was original described as a species of flowerpecker in 1903 by E. Hartert. However, for reasons that are no longer known, it was reclassified as a subspecies of the grey-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum), D. c. kuehni, shortly thereafter. New analysis in 2014 by Seán Kelly et al. returned the Wakatobi flowerpecker to its original classification as a distinct species after 100 years of it not being recognized as a species.[2]
Both species live in the Sulawesi region of Indonesia. The grey-sided flowerpecker lives on the mainland, while the Wakatobi flowerpecker is found in the Wakatobi archipelago.[2] Genetic evidence shows the species do not interbreed. The authors of the study suggested that there are likely more species waiting to be discovered in the region, since genetic analysis has generally not been done on specimens from the region.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c Osborne, Hannah (June 5, 2014). "Wakatobi Flowerpecker: New Colourful Species of Bird Discovered in Indonesia". The International Business Times. Yahoo News. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Sean; Kelly, David; Cooper, Natalie; Andi, Bahrun; Analuddin, Kangkuso; Marples, Nicola (June 4, 2014). "Molecular and Phenotypic Data Support the Recognition of the Wakatobi Flowerpecker (Dicaeum kuehni) from the Unique and Understudied Sulawesi Region". PLOS One. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ Hosford, Paul. "This bird is a brand new species discovered by zoologists at Trinity College". Retrieved June 6, 2014.