Bicolored Flowerpecker (Dicaeum bicolor)
About the Bicolored Flowerpecker
The bicolored flowerpecker (Dicaeum bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. This consists of three subspecies D. b. bicolor – Found on Leyte, Samar, Mindanao and Bohol D. b. inexpectatum – Found on Luzon, Mindoro and Catanduanes D. b. viridissimum – Found on Panay, Negros and Guimaras; No recent records on Guimaras. Not much is known about its diet but it is pressumed to have the typical flowerpecker diet of small fruits, insects, nectar especially from mistletoes. Typically seen singly, pairs and small groups but joins mixed species flocks. They often form mixed flocks with other flowerpecker species, white-eyes, sunbirds, fantails and other small forest birds.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 9 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-fronted FlowerpeckerDicaeum igniferumrecording
- Blood-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum sanguinolentumrecording
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceumrecording
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchosrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.