Monochrome mistletoe
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The single-color mistletoe ( Dicaeum minullum ) is a species of bird in the mistletoe family (Dicaeidae).
The Latin additional species comes from the Latin minulus 'very small' .
The species used to be considered conspecific together with the Nilgirimistelfresser ( Dicaeum concolor ) and the Andaman mistletoe eater ( Dicaeum virescens ) , but in 2005 it was split into three separate species (not generally accepted).
The bird occurs from the Himalayas to Indonesia to Taiwan .
The distribution area includes tropical or subtropical moist deep forest.
features
The bird is 7–9 cm tall and weighs between 4 and 6 g. The top is gray to olive-brown with a light stripe above the eyes, light-colored ear covers and a light underside. The iris , legs and the slightly curved, short beak are dark, the tail is short.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized:
- D. m. minullum Swinhoe , 1870, nominate form - Hainan
- D. m. olivaceum Walden , 1875 - Himalayan foothills from Nepal , northeast India , Bangladesh , Myanmar , southern China (Sichuan to Xizang, Yunnan, Guangxi and Guangdong), Thailand and Indochina
- D. m. uchidai Nagamichi Kuroda , 1920 - Taiwan
- D. m. borneanum Lönnberg , 1925 - Malay Peninsula , Sumatra , northern Natuna Islands and Borneo
IOC & HBW also lead
- D. m. sollicitans E. JO Hartert , 1901 - Java and Bali
Finally, HBW
- D. m. Virescens A. O. Hume , 1873 - Andaman mistletoe - Andamans
This bird is an independent species at the IOC and Avibase.
voice
The call of the male is described as "tik-tik-tik" or "chirp-chirp-chirp", a sharp "chek" or a very short staccato of "chrik".
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of insects , like spiders , figs , fruits and nectar of mistletoe .
The breeding season is between March and September in Nepal and northeast India, on the Andamans between May and June.
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Dicaeum minullum in the Internet Bird Collection
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b monochrome mistletoe eater , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
- ^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991. ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
- ↑ Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds
- ^ PC Rasmussen and JC Anderton: Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. 2005, Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, ISBN 84-87334-67-9
- ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ IOC World Bird List Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds
- ↑ Redlist