Pygmy flowerpecker

EBird describes the bird as "A tiny bird of forest and edge from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains. Has a fairly long, thin, slightly curved bill, gray sides, whitish coloring from the throat to the belly, and yellowish on the rump, under the base of the tail, and on the edges to the wing feathers. Males have slightly glossy blackish upperparts, whereas females have an olive back and a grayish head. Similar to Scarlet-collared, Black-belted, and Red-keeled Flowerpeckers, but lacks any red on the underparts. Voice includes a typical flowerpecker “tuk!” given regularly, sometimes mixed with a high-pitched piping “tsii!”{{Cite web |title=Pygmy Flowerpecker - eBird |url=https://ebird.org/ebird/species/pygflo1 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=ebird.org |language=en}}

Five subspecies are recognized:

• D. p.pygmaeum — Found on Luzon (except Northwest), Corregidor, Lubang, Polillo Is, Mindoro, Marinduque, Maestre de Campo, Semirara, Sibay, Boracay, Romblon, Sibuyan, Ticao, Masbate, Samar, Gigantes, Calagnaan, Sicogon, Guimaras, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor and Leyte
• D. p. davao — Found on Camiguin Sur and Mindanao
• D. p. palawanorum — Found on Calauit, Culion, Palawan and Balabac
• D. p.salomonseni — Found on Northwest Luzon
• D. p.fugaense — Found on Calayan and Fuga{{Cite journal |last1=Cheke |first1=Robert |last2=Mann |first2=Clive |date=2020 |title=Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), version 1.0 |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/pygflo1/1.0/introduction |journal=Birds of the World |language=en |doi=10.2173/bow.pygflo1.01 |issn=2771-3105|url-access=subscription }}

Often seen feeding around flowering and fruiting trees and mistletoes. Feeds on fruit, nectar and pollen. Forages in the canopy or high in the understory singly, in small groups or joins mixed-species flocks.

Barely anything is known about its breeding habits. Fledgling seen in May. Birds in breeding condition with enlarged gonads collected from February to December. {{Cite journal |last=Cheke |first=Robert |last2=Mann |first2=Clive |date=2020 |title=Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), version 1.0 |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/pygflo1/1.0/introduction |journal=Birds of the World |language=en |doi=10.2173/bow.pygflo1.01species_shared.bow.project_name |issn=2771-3105}}

Its natural habitats at tropical moist lowland primary forest and secondary forest up to 2,000 meters above sea level but mostly seen below 1,000 meters above sea level.

The IUCN Red List has assessed this bird as least-concern species as it is common throughout its range and is found throughout the entire Philippines. Its population is still said to be decreasing due to deforestation in the Philippines due to land conversion, illegal logging and mining. {{Cite report |url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22717531/0 |title=Dicaeum pygmaeum: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22717531A94537956 |last=IUCN |date=2016-10-01 |publisher=International Union for Conservation of Nature |doi=10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t22717531a94537956.en |language=en}}

{{Reflist}}

{{Dicaeidae}}

{{Taxonbar|from=Q1871298}}

pygmy flowerpecker

Category:Endemic birds of the Philippines

pygmy flowerpecker

Category:Taxa named by Heinrich von Kittlitz

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

{{Dicaeidae-stub}}