Red-keeled Flowerpecker
Dicaeum australe
One of the most common of all the Philippine flowerpeckers, the Red-keeled is among the beautiful. From a few meters, one would not notice the red patch on its breast as this bird is very tiny. The bird would also not stay still and would hop from branch to branch until it gets out of sight. It mainly feeds on small fruits and insects.
I had this decent shot of the bird in Villa Escudero, Tiaong, Quezon and all after so many attempts. That is how skittish this bird is.
© Toto Gamboa
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