Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus maculatus(Temminck, CJ, 1836)
English (US) Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) 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
- Prionochilus maculatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Prionochilus maculatus septentrionalis
- Prionochilus maculatus oblitus
- Prionochilus maculatus maculatus
- Prionochilus maculatus natunensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pardalotus maculatus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1836)
- Type locality
- Borneo.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.101, vol.3 pl.600 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Olive-backed Flowerpecker
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Brown-backed Flowerpecker
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Whiskered Flowerpecker
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Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
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Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
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Legge's Flowerpecker
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Spectacled Flowerpecker
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