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<\/p>\nOtherwise known as the Cebu Flowerpecker. Endemic to Cebu Island in the Philippines. After massive deforestation it was thought to be extinct, but in a late breaking development, this tiny 12 centimeter bird was rediscovered in a small patch of forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape, and then subsequently also in a few other scattered bits of forest.\u00a0The current population is estimated to be between 85 and 105; it is officially classified as critically endangered.<\/p>\n
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The bird gets its nickname from the plumage of the male, who has a large, triangular, scarlet splash on his upper back. The lower back is greenish ocher. Back, neck, head and sides of neck, wings and tail are glossy blue-black. The underside is pale yellow. Chin,belly center, armpits, under tail-coverts, and under wing-coverts are white.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Central Cebu Protected Landscape is home to\u00a0several threatened species: a bird called the\u00a0Black Shama, the\u00a0Cebu Cinnamon tree(Cinnamomum cebuense<\/i>), a rare new kind of orchid, a songbird called the\u00a0Streak-breasted Bulbul, the\u00a0Rufous-lored Kingfisher, and the\u00a0Philippine Tube-nosed Fruit Bat\u00a0among others. All of these species are threatened by habitat loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Otherwise known as the Cebu Flowerpecker. Endemic to Cebu Island in the Philippines. After massive deforestation it was thought to be extinct, but in a late breaking development, this tiny 12 centimeter bird was rediscovered in a small patch of forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape, and then subsequently also in a few other scattered bits of forest.\u00a0The current…<\/p>\n