Dicaeum cruentatum

Dicaeum cruentatum (*)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Dicaeidae
Genus: Dicaeum
Species: Dicaeum cruentatum
Subspecies: D. c. batuense - D. c. cruentatum - D. c. niasense - D. c. nigrimentum - D. c. simalurense - D. c. sumatranum

Name

Dicaeum cruentatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names

Reference

Syst. Nat. ed.10 p.119

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The Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The specific epithet cruentatus 'bloodstained' is derived from the Latin verb cruentare 'to stain with blood'.[1]

References

1. ^ Simpson DP (1979). Cassell's Latin Dictionary (5 ed.). London: Cassell Ltd.. pp. 883. ISBN 0-304-52257-0.

* BirdLife International 2004. Dicaeum cruentatum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.