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Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum)

Pygmy Flowerpecker
Photo: Raymond Miñoso via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Pygmy Flowerpecker

The pygmy flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest. 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.

Source: Pygmy flowerpecker on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 16 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-SA · 7 CC BY-NC-ND. 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.

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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.

Related species you can hear

This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.