Whiskered flowerpecker

The whiskered flowerpecker (Dicaeum proprium) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Whiskered flowerpecker

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Dicaeidae
Genus:	Dicaeum
Species:	D. proprium
Binomial name
*Dicaeum proprium* Ripley & Rabor, 1966

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Food and Feeding

It feeds on fruit, nectar, and pollen.[2]

References

BirdLife International. 2017. Dicaeum proprium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22717481A118495619. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717481A118495619.en. Downloaded on 31 December 2018.
"Whiskered Flowerpecker (Dicaeum proprium)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.

Dicaeidae (flowerpeckers)
Genus	Species
Dicaeum	Golden-rumped flowerpecker (D. annae) Thick-billed flowerpecker (D. agile) Striped flowerpecker (D. aeruginosum) Brown-backed flowerpecker (D. everetti) Whiskered flowerpecker (D. proprium) Yellow-vented flowerpecker (D. chrysorrheum) Yellow-bellied flowerpecker (D. melanoxanthum) Legge's flowerpecker (D. vincens) Yellow-sided flowerpecker (D. aureolimbatum) Olive-capped flowerpecker (D. nigrilore) Flame-crowned flowerpecker (D. anthonyi) Bicolored flowerpecker (D. bicolor) Cebu flowerpecker (D. quadricolor) Red-keeled flowerpecker (D. australe) Black-belted flowerpecker (D. haematostictum) Scarlet-collared flowerpecker (D. retrocinctum) Orange-bellied flowerpecker (D. trigonostigma) Pale-billed flowerpecker (D. erythrorhynchos) Nilgiri flowerpecker (D. concolor) Plain flowerpecker (D. minullum) Andaman flowerpecker (D. virescens) Flame-breasted flowerpecker (D. erythrothorax) Halmahera flowerpecker (D. schistaceiceps) Buzzing flowerpecker (D. hypoleucum) Pygmy flowerpecker (D. pygmaeum) Crimson-crowned flowerpecker (D. nehrkorni) Ashy flowerpecker (D. vulneratum) Olive-crowned flowerpecker (D. pectorale) Red-capped flowerpecker (D. geelvinkianum) Louisiade flowerpecker (D. nitidum) Red-banded flowerpecker (D. eximium) Midget flowerpecker (D. aeneum) Mottled flowerpecker (D. tristrami) Black-fronted flowerpecker (D. igniferum) Blue-cheeked flowerpecker (D. maugei) Fire-breasted flowerpecker (D. ignipectus) Black-sided flowerpecker (D. monticolum) Grey-sided flowerpecker (D. celebicum) Blood-breasted flowerpecker (D. sanguinolentum) Mistletoebird (D. hirundinaceum) Scarlet-backed flowerpecker (D. cruentatum) Scarlet-headed flowerpecker (D. trochileum) Wakatobi flowerpecker (D. kuehni)
Prionochilus	Yellow-breasted flowerpecker (P. maculatus) Olive-backed flowerpecker (P. olivaceus) Crimson-breasted flowerpecker (P. percussus) Palawan flowerpecker (P. plateni) Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (P. thoracicus) Yellow-rumped flowerpecker (P. xanthopygius)
Commons Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers	Wikidata: Q1543711 Wikispecies: Dicaeum proprium ADW: Dicaeum_proprium Avibase: B8F60E84469C9723 BirdLife: 22717481 eBird: whiflo1 EoL: 1051717 GBIF: 2484695 iNaturalist: 13407 IRMNG: 10894403 ITIS: 559744 IUCN: 22717481 Xeno-canto: Dicaeum-proprium

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