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...
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 Bua Kao, in E Thailand), coccinea (China) and hainanum (Hainan I) all subsumed in nominate. Population in N Borneo (Sabah) possibly represents an as yet undescribed race. Seven subspecies currently recognized.
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.
- 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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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a male feeding fruits Locality Tai Po Kau, Tai Po, Hong Kong
Vicky Cheng 7 March 2011 1 year ago 48 sec 4.5 -
A male feeding on fruits Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp cruentatum)
Josep del Hoyo 11 April 2008 4 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A juvenile feeding on fruits Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp cruentatum)
Josep del Hoyo 11 April 2008 4 years ago 20 sec 4 -
A bird singing and preening Locality Langkawi, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp ignitum)
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 3.4 -
foraging in a small tree Locality Changi, Singapore (ssp ignitum)
Joe Angseesing 22 March 2010 16 weeks ago 23 sec 3.3 -
A male bird foraging around in a tree. Locality Nakhon Phanom Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 1 January 2010 3 years ago 10 sec 3.3
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Male perching on overhead wire
Locality Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp cruentatum)
Stan Mansfield 31 December 2010 2 years ago 4.1 -
A male perching.
Locality Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Thailand, Thailand
Tanakorn Chantasuban 19 December 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Adult female showing scarlet rump
Locality Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 10 March 2013 8 weeks ago 3.8 -
Perched on a tree
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
John A Thompson 28 October 2012 27 weeks ago 3.8 -
Frontal and lateral view of adult male scarlet-backed flowerpecker
Locality Makunda Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam, India (ssp cruentatum)
Vijay Anand Ismavel 7 September 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
A male on a branch.
Locality West Coast Park, Singapore (ssp ignitum)
Perry Caldwell IV 7 October 2010 2 years ago 3.5
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A bird singing. Locality Dak Dam, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp cruentatum)
Josep del Hoyo 14 March 2011 1 year ago 4
