Scarlet-backed flowerpecker / Scharlachmistelfresser (Dicaeum cruentatum)
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Scarlet-backed flowerpecker, Luang Namtha. 2024-02-07 08.59.58 Laos
Classification: Genus Dicaeum; Family Dicaeidae
General:
The scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. Sexually dimorphic, the male has navy blue upperparts with a bright red streak down its back from its crown to its tail coverts, while the female and juvenile are predominantly olive green. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and occasionally gardens in a number of countries throughout South and East Asia.
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Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC663560 - Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Dicaeum cruentatum cruentatum - song, Nong Pen, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos. Source: XENOCANTO XC663560 - Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Dicaeum cruentatum cruentatum - song, Nong Pen, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos.mp3 Laos (song)
First documented observation : 2024-02-07 in Laos.