Wakatobi flowerpecker
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Dicaeum |
| Species: | D. celebicum |
| Subspecies: | D. c. kuehni
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| Dicaeum celebicum kuehni Hartert, 1903
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The Wakatobi flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum kuehni) is a subspecies of the
Taxonomy and systematics
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The Wakatobi flowerpecker was originally described as a species of flowerpecker in 1903 by Ernst Hartert and was reclassified as a subspecies of the grey-sided flowerpecker shortly thereafter. The specific name commemorates Heinrich Kühn, a German bird collector who worked for Ernst Hartert in Indonesia.
New analysis published in 2014 by Seán Kelly et al. proposed re-establishing the Wakatobi flowerpecker as a distinct species, based on DNA and morphological comparisons.
Description
Wakatobi flowerpeckers exhibit sexual dimorphism. Males have dark gray feathers on the back and tail, white feathers on the belly, and red feathers on the chin. Females have medium gray feathers on the back and tail and light gray to white feathers on the belly and chin. Compared to the closely related grey-sided flowerpecker, the Wakatobi flowerpecker is significantly larger: it has longer wings, a longer bill, a longer skull, and is heavier. Additionally, there are subtle color variations: compared to the grey-sided flowerpecker, male Wakatobi flowerpeckers have bluer upper feathers, lighter side feathers, and their red coloring extends further down. For females there are no major color differences between the two species.[1] The species feeds primarily on fruit.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The Wakatobi flowerpecker is
References
- ^ PMID 24896822.
- ^ Osborne, Hannah (June 5, 2014). "Wakatobi Flowerpecker: New Colourful Species of Bird Discovered in Indonesia". The International Business Times. Yahoo News. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ Gander, Kashmira (4 June 2014). "Scientists warn newly discovered Wakatobi Flowerpecker bird could be threatened by rapid human development". independent.co.uk. Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
External links
Media related to Dicaeum celebicum kuehni at Wikimedia Commons
