Cebu flowerpecker

Description

The Cebu flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor) is a small passerine bird.It is endemic to Cebu Island in the Philippines. The Cebu flowerpecker is a critically endangered breeding bird.It was feared to have become extinct early in the 20th century after the clearance of most of the island's forests,but was rediscovered in 1992 in a small patch of limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape and has since been found at three other sites,namely,the Nug-as forest of Alcoy,Mount Lantoy of Argao and the forests of Dalaguete.Other possible sites for this species are in Malabuyoc.The current population is estimated to be between 85 and 105