Olive-backed Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa olivacea(Tweeddale, A, 1877)
English (US) Olive-backed Flowerpecker
The Olive-backed Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa olivacea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pachyglossa olivacea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive-backed Flowerpecker
- Described by
- (Tweeddale, A, 1877)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pachyglossa olivacea parsonsi
- Pachyglossa olivacea olivacea
- Pachyglossa olivacea samarensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Prionochilus olivaceus
- Described by
- (Tweeddale, A, 1877)
- Type locality
- Dinagat, Philippine Islands.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.20, no.120 p.536
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus percussus
Palawan Flowerpecker
Prionochilus plateni
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
Prionochilus xanthopygius
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus thoracicus
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa agilis
Brown-backed Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa everetti
Whiskered Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa propria
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa chrysorrhea
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa melanozantha
Legge's Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa vincens
Spectacled Flowerpecker
Dicaeum dayakorum
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