Fire-throated Flowerpecker
Fire-throated Flowerpecker (<em>Dicaeum luzoniense</em>) is a species of Flowerpeckers (<em>Dicaeidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Fire-throated Flowerpecker (Dicaeum luzoniense) is a species of Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Dicaeum; binomial: Dicaeum luzoniense; authority: Ogilvie-Grant, 1894.
Distribution
Breeding range: the Oriental Region.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Fire-throated Flowerpecker Dicaeum luzoniense (including bonga and apo) is split from Fire-breasted Flowerpecker D. ignipectus based on substantial, non-clinal differences in plumage (HBW/BirdLife, WGAC).
