Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker
Dicaeum retrocinctum Gould, 1872
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The scarlet-collared flowerpecker (Dicaeum retrocinctum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae, about 10cm long and is endemic to the Philippines where it found only in the tropical moist lowland forests in Mindoro, usually occurring below 1000m in the canopy and edge of the forest and in open country with scattered trees. Along with the critically endangered Cebu flowerpecker, it is one of the two threatened flowerpeckers in the Philippines and is declining primarily due to habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Scarlet-collared flowerpecker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:04:47.782003+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dicaeum retrocinctum Gould, 1872
- Name authority
- Gould, 1872
- Common name
- Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Genus
- Dicaeum
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicaeidae Bonaparte, 1853
- genusDicaeum Cuvier, 1816
- speciesDicaeum retrocinctum Gould, 1872
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicaeum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Buzzing FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucum Sharpe, 1876 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-fronted FlowerpeckerDicaeum igniferum Wallace, 1864 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectus (Blyth, 1843) | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-cheeked FlowerpeckerDicaeum maugei Lesson, 1830 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum nehrkorni W. Blasius, 1886 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum nigrilore Hartert, 1904 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeum (Kittlitz, 1833) | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-mottled FlowerpeckerDicaeum tristrami Sharpe, 1884 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Legge's FlowerpeckerDicaeum vincens (P. L. Sclater, 1872) | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaeum virescens Hume, 1873 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ashy FlowerpeckerDicaeum vulneratum Wallace, 1863 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolor Jerdon, 1840 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559747 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35HVJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.