Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Dicaeum cruentatumThough aptly referred to as Scarlet-backed Flow
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Dicaeum cruentatumThough aptly referred to as Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, only males have navy blue upperparts with a bright red streak down its back from its crown to its tail coverts, while the female and juvenile are predominantly olive green.Dicaeum cruentatum (Passeriformes - Dicaeidae) ranges from the Indian subcontinent, south China, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to Sumatra and Borneo.References: [1] - [2]Photo credit: ©Vijay Anand Ismavel | Locality: Assam, India (2010) -- source link
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