Dicaeum trigonostigma pallidius (Bourns & Worcester, 1894:18)
Cebu orange-breasted flowerpecker
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Dicaeum pallidior Bourns & Worcester, 1894:18 (original combination); Dicaeum trigonostigma pallidus (Bourns & Worcester, 1894:18) [orth. error used by (Knox & Walters, 1994:224)]
Conservation Status
Last record: 1920 (Baud, 1976)
Rediscovered in 2008 or before
Distribution
Cebu, Philippines
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Bourns, Frank S. and Worcester, Dean C. (1894). Preliminary notes on the birds and mammals collected by the Menage Scientific Expedition to the Philippine Islands. Occ. Pap. Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. 1(1): 1-64.
Other references:
Baud, F. J. (1976). Oiseaux des Philippines de la collection W. Parsons. I. Cebu, Samar, Romblon, Tablas et Sibuyan. Revue Suisse Zool. 83: 497-513.
Dutson, Guy C. L., Magsalay, Perla M. and Timmins, Robert J. (1993). The rediscovery of the Cebu Flowerpecker Dicaeum quadricolor, with notes on other forest birds on Cebu, Philippines. Bird Conservation International 3: 235-243.
Knox, Alan G. and Walters, Michael P. (1994). Extinct and endangered birds in the collections of The Natural History Museum. British Ornithologists' Club Occasional Publications 1: 1-292. [p. 224]
Paguntalan, Lisa Marie J. and Jakosalem, Philip Godfrey. (2008). Significant Records of Birds in Forests on Cebu Island, Central Philippines. Forktail 24: 48-56.