Whiskered flowerpecker
| Whiskered flowerpecker | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Dicaeum |
| Species: | D. proprium
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| Binomial name | |
| Dicaeum proprium Ripley & Rabor, 1966
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The whiskered flowerpecker (Dicaeum proprium) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
Food and Feeding
It feeds on fruit, nectar, and pollen.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International. 2017. Dicaeum proprium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22717481A118495619. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717481A118495619.en. Downloaded on 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Whiskered Flowerpecker (Dicaeum proprium)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
