Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) - HBW 13, p. 389

French: Dicée à dos rouge German: Scharlachmistelfresser Spanish: Picaflores Dorsirrojo
Other common names: Pryer’s Flowerpecker (black-breasted morph “pryeri”)

Taxonomy: Certhia cruentata Linnaeus, 1758, Bengal, India.
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with D. trochileum. Has hybridized with latter in E Borneo (Samarinda), and a hybrid between present species and D. ignipectus recorded in SE China (Fujian). Some races well differentiated, but situation complicated by presence of non-geographical colour morphs “pryeri” (mainly Malay Peninsula and N Borneo) and “hosii” (Borneo); race ignitum poorly differentiated, possibly better merged with nominate; in addition, named races erythronotum (China), siamense (from Lat B.. View all taxonomy...

Subspecies and Distribution:

cruentatum (Linnaeus, 1758) - E Nepal, NE India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and S China (SE Xizang, S Yunnan E, including Hainan I, to Fujian), S to Thailand and Indochina.
ignitum (Begbie, 1834) - Peninsular Malaysia and Riau Archipelago.
sumatranum Cabanis, 1878 - Sumatra and some satellites.

See all 7 subspecies

cruentatum (Linnaeus, 1758) - E Nepal, NE India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and S China (SE Xizang, S Yunnan E, including Hainan I, to Fujian), S to Thailand and Indochina.
ignitum (Begbie, 1834) - Peninsular Malaysia and Riau Archipelago.
sumatranum Cabanis, 1878 - Sumatra and some satellites.
simalurense Salomonsen, 1961 - Simeulue I, off NW Sumatra.
niasense Meyer de Schauensee & Ripley, 1940 - Nias I, off W Sumatra.
batuense Richmond, 1912 - Batu Is and Mentawai Is, off SW Sumatra.
nigrimentum Salvadori, 1874 - Borneo.