Spot-throated flameback

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Spot-throated flameback

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Dinopium
Species:
D. everetti
Binomial name
Dinopium everetti
(Tweeddale, 1878)

The spot-throated flameback (Dinopium everetti) is a species of

Calamian and mainland Palawan.. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common flameback.It is found in moist lowland forests including primary, secondary and even plantations and clearings provided there are still standing trees.[2]
It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

An illustration of a female (left) and male (right)

EBird describes the bird as "A large woodpecker of wooded habitats on Palawan and neighboring islands. Whitish below with dark scaling and golden-olive above with a diffuse reddish mark on the back and a finely spotted, pale cream-colored throat. Angular crest is black with a red tip in females and entirely red in males, which also have a small red moustache patch. Similar to Red-headed Flameback, but Spot-throated has black-and-white stripes on the head and a dark rather than pale yellow bill. Voice includes a loud, stuttering, staccato 'ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki!' trailing off at the end."[3]

Habitat and conservation status

The flameback occurs in forests and open woodlands, including coconut plantations, indicating some tolerance for human-altered habitat, but the species is considered uncommon. It typically inhabits the lowlands, with breeding reported March and April.

IUCN has assessed this bird as

habitat loss
.

Lowland

forest loss
, degradation and fragmentation have been extensive and are ongoing on Palawan and logging and mining concessions have been granted for most remaining forest tracts on the island. Illegal logging is thought to persist across much of the south.

It is recommended to determine its precise ecological requirements and its ability to persist in degraded and fragmented habitats. Ensure the effective protection of existing protected areas in which it occurs.[4]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727192A94943046.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx and Birdlife International Guides. pp. 214–217.
  3. ^ "Spot-throated Flameback". Ebird.
  4. ^ International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2016-10-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Dinopium everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  • Collar, N.J. 2011. Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Forktail number 27: 29–38.
  • Media related to Dinopium everetti at Wikimedia Commons


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