Male (hypoleucum/mindanense) © Kevin Pearce eBird S79990069 Macaulay Library ML 301889721
Female (obscurum/cagayanense) © Ramon Quisumbing
Male (pontifex) © Ramon Quisumbing
Male (hypoleucum/mindanense) © Kevin Pearce
Male (pontifex) © Mark Maddock
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Female (obscurum/cagayanense) © Jose Feliciano Josef
Female (pontifex) © Bradley Hacker 🦜
Female (pontifex) © Vincent Wang
Female (obscurum/cagayanense) © George Inocencio
Female (pontifex) © Vincent Wang

White-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum hypoleucum

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Identification

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A tiny bird of forest and scrub from the lowlands to low elevations in the mountains. Darker above and paler below, with a fairly long, thin, slightly curved bill. Races differ in color. Northern birds have brownish bellies, while southern birds are black or dark brown above and whitish or pale gray below. Females are duller. Similar to Bicolored Flowerpecker, but White-bellied has a longer, thinner bill. Also known as Buzzing Flowerpecker, as it gives a high-pitched insect-like buzz.

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