CEBU FLOWERPECKER (DICAEUM QUADRICOLOR)

Found only in the Cebu Islands in the Philippines, these birds were thought to be extinct due to the disappearance of their habitat. But in 1992 they popped up again in a small limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape. 

Their name, Quadricolor, refers to the 4 colors of the male’s plumage: blue, red, white and yellow. Cebu Flowerpeckers are frugivorous which means they eat only fruit and seeds. 

There are only 105 Cebu Flowerpeckers in the world. A great effort is now made to conserve them. 

Taxonomy:
Order Passeriformes
Family Dicaeidae


Range:
This species is endemic to the island of Cebu in the Philippines.


Size:
These birds are 11-12 cm long.


Habitat:
They are mostly found on the tallest remaining patches of native rainforest, being strongly associated to karst limestone soils. They may use areas of disturbed or selectively logged forest, but only when these occur next to a larger patch of native vegetation.