Palawan Flowerpecker
Prionochilus plateniBlasius, W, 1888
English (US) Palawan Flowerpecker
The Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) 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 plateni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Palawan Flowerpecker
- Described by
- Blasius, W, 1888
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Prionochilus plateni plateni
- Prionochilus plateni culionensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Prionochilus Plateni
- Described by
- Blasius, W, 1888
- Type locality
- Palawan
- Original description
- Braunschweigische Anzeigen no.37 p.335
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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