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The Cebu flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor) is a small passerine bird. It is endemic to Cebu Island in the Philippines. Feared to have become extinct early in the 20th century, it was rediscovered in 1992 in a small patch of limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape.
The Cebu flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor) is a small passerine bird. It is endemic to Cebu Island in the Philippines. Feared to have become extinct early in the 20th century, it was rediscovered in 1992 in a small patch of limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape.
A tiny bird of foothill forest on Cebu, very rare and possibly extinct. Male has whitish upperparts, black upperparts, a red back, and an orange rump. Female has gray-brown upperparts and more olive in the wing.
Small fruits of forest trees, and presumably also fruit, nectar and pollen of mistletoes (Loranthaceae). Attracted to red-flowered vines and also to vines with greenish-white flowers. Spends most of its time in forest canopy. Forages singly or in small groups.
The Cebu Flowerpecker Dicaeum quadricolor, considered extinct since 1906, was rediscovered in a very small (<2 km 2) patch of largely degraded forest near Tabunan, Cebu island, Philippines, in 1992. This patch also holds at least four of the five other bird forms endemic to Cebu that are known to be extant.
To protect and maintain the breeding population of Cebu Flowerpecker and to promote the connectivity of habitats on the island of Cebu. The Cebu Flowerpecker is known from only two localities in Cebu, where it was incredibly rare.
So little is known about the Cebu Flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor), that most of the decision and policy makers and even some local communities do not know that the species even exist and more so, is on the edge of existence. A species found only in the island of Cebu and was declared extinct until it was rediscovered in 1992.
Dicaeum quadricolor is endemic to the island of Cebu in the Philippines (Collar et al. 1999). In the late 1800s, it was known from just two localities, where it was considered not uncommon. Early in the 20 th century, it was feared to have become extinct because all the island's forest was thought to have been cleared.
The Cebu Flowerpecker is a passerine bird of the flowerpecker genus Dicaeidae. Species search, monitoring and distribution since 2003. Forest area and quality comparison from 2005 to 2019. Through effective forest protection, the forest in Nug-as has increased and quality improved.
The Cebu Flowerpecker is one of the rarest and most threatened birds in the world. It was once believed to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1992 (Dutson, 1993) in a small patch of forest in central