50 Cute Birds from Around the World
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.
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.
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05 December 2022
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