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...that black-sided flowerpeckers (pictured) camouflage the outside of their
nests with
lichens? "Nest: Made of moss lined with tree-fern pith, deorated on the outside with lichens." in Cheke, Robert A.; Mann, Clive F. & Allen, Richard (2001). Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World. London, UK: Christopher Helm.
ISBN1-873403-80-1.
ALT1:... that the closest relative of Borneo's black-sided flowerpecker (pictured) is Sulawesi's
grey-sided flowerpecker? Source: "Endemic, most closely related to the endemic Grey-sided Flowerpecker of Sulawesi, an unusual relationship for a Bornean bird." in Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2014). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan (3rd ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
ISBN978-0-691-16167-9)
ALT2:... that black-sided flowerpeckers (pictured) are
frugivores that specialise on
mistletoe berries? "Known food plants: Mistletoes Loranthaceae." in Cheke, Robert A.; Mann, Clive F. & Allen, Richard (2001). Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World. London, UK: Christopher Helm.
ISBN1-873403-80-1.
Article expansion new enough ad long enough. paragraphs cited, hook cited, with off line hooks taken AGF. no policy issues identified with the article. Article is main page compliant. looks good to go.--
Kevmin§18:31, 13 February 2021 (UTC)reply