Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus percussus(Temminck, CJ, 1826)
English (US) Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
The Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus percussus) 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 percussus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Prionochilus percussus ignicapilla
- Prionochilus percussus percussus
- Prionochilus percussus regulus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pardalotus percussus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.66, vol.3 pl.394 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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