朱背啄花鳥 20170430 DSC_0908
Aves: Passeriformes 雀形目
Dicaeidae 啄花鸟科
(Dicaeum cruentatum)
Hainan, China
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Fun Fact: They are migratory birds that tend to winter in South American countries (Chile, Peru, Argentina)
Continuing bird seen since November 25, 2023 at this address. Bird was captured and banded by Dwayne Martin, Tiffany Huffman, and myself and was positively determined to be a juvenile female with 75% grooving still on the bill. It is NC's second record for the species.