h Orange-bellied Flowerpecker at DanumBRL by NG, Calvin - Borneo Bird Images

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Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Latin Name : Dicaeum trigonostigma

Site Name : DanumBRL

Photographer : NG, Calvin

Date : 2010-06-07

Notes : Female. The pale lower bill indicates an immauture bird. Feeding on the nectar of Poikilospermum sp. URTICACEAE A common epiphytic woody climber with several Bornean species. The nectar of the round purple flowerheads is extremely popular with many Bornean birds including spiderhunters, bulbuls and leafbirds. The seeds are dispersed by ants. The young shoots are edible.