Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

An Orange-bellied Flowerpecker digiscoped from the view deck of Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park in Sibulan, Negros Island Region. This is just one of the 15 species of flowerpeckers found in the Philippines. This species can be found all over the country preferring a wide variety of habitats from forests to forest edges often near fruiting and flowering trees. Did you know: Flowerpeckers play an important role in seed dispersal and they are one of the most important propagators of mistletoes. Check out this relationship between flowerpeckers and mistletoes here: Orange-bellied Flowerpecker, Dicaeum trigonostigma June 2017, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes NP, Negros Island Region, Philippines Video by Adrian Constantino Digiscoped with a Swarovski ATM 80 HD, Panasonic G3 with Swarovski UC adapter. For more videos and pictures of Philippine birds, kindly visit www.birdingphilippines.com #birdingphilippines #wildwednesdays #flowerpecker #itsmorefuninthephilippines