Fire breast mistletoe eater
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The fire breast Mistelfresser ( Dicaeum ignipectus , Syn. Myzanthe ignipectus; Micrura ignipectus ) is a species from the family of Mistelfresser (Dicaeidae).
The Latin additional species comes from the Latin ignis 'fire' and the Latin pectus 'breast' .
The bird is found in Southeast Asia in Bhutan , China , Hong Kong , India , Laos , Nepal , Taiwan , Thailand and Vietnam .
The distribution area includes mountain forest , wooded hills, subtropical evergreen and deciduous forest, preferably oaks from 600 - 2700 m height.
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features
The species is 7–9 cm tall, the male weighs 4–8 g, the female 5–6 g. There is a clear sexual dimorphism . The male is glossy greenish-black on the upper side and apex, with a black face, the throat and the underside are creamy white to yellow-brown. There is a scarlet stain on the chest. The long curved bill is bluish-black. The female has an olive-green upper side, the head and neck are brownish, the beak brown, the underside yellow-brown. The wings and tail are black in both sexes.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized:
- D. i. ignipectus ( Blyth , 1843), nominate form - Himalayas from Kashmir east to northeast India ( Arunachal Pradesh , Assam ), southeast Bangladesh , China ( Shaanxi and Henan to Xizang , Yunnan , Hainan , Guangdong and Fujian ), Myanmar , northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and East Cambodia (Phumi Dak)
- D. i. formosum Ogilvie-Grant , 1912 - Taiwan
- D. i. dolichorhynchum Deignan , 1938 - Malay Peninsula
In addition, the following subspecies are recognized by Avibase and IOC World Bird List :
- Dicaeum ignipectus cambodianum Delacour & Jabouille , 1928: Mountains in Thailand and Cambodia
- Dicaeum ignipectus beccarii Robinson & Kloss , 1916: Mountain forest of Sumatra
- Dicaeum ignipectus luzoniense Ogilvie-Grant , 1894: Northern Philippines
- Dicaeum ignipectus bonga E. JO Hartert , 1904: Philippines ( Samar Islands )
- Dicaeum ignipectus apo E. JO Hartert , 1904: Mountains of the southern Philippines ( Negros and Mindanao )
voice
The call of the male is described as a high-pitched humming “zeeep” or “bzeeep”, identical to that of the salmon- billed mistletoe ( Dicaeum erythrorhynchos ).
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of fruits and nectar , especially mistletoe ( Scurrula rhododendricolus ) and figs ( Ficus sumatrana ), but also small arachnids and insects . Most of these birds are on their way alone, in pairs or in small groups.
The breeding season is between March and June in India and between February and April in Myanmar. 2 or 3 white eggs are laid.
The species is a resident bird with high altitude migration in winter to flatter areas (in summer 1400-2500, in winter from 0 to 2500 m altitude).
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Dicaeum ignipectus in the Internet Bird Collection
- Oiseaux.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fire breast mistletoe eater , in Avibase - The world bird database
- ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ a b c d S. Ali: The Book of Indian Birds. Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford university Press, 13th ed. 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-566523-9
- ↑ a b R. Grimmett, T. Inskipp: Birds of Northern India. Helm Field Guides, 2017, ISBN 978-0-7136-5167-6
- ↑ Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds
- ↑ Redlist