Palawan flowerpecker
Species of bird
| Palawan flowerpecker | |
|---|---|
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| Male | |
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Prionochilus |
| Species: | P. plateni |
| Binomial name | |
| Prionochilus plateni Blasius, 1888 | |
The Palawan flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the Palawan island group. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest.
Description and taxonomy
Ebird describes it as A tiny bird of forest and gardens on Palawan and neighboring islands. Male has gray upperparts with a red crown patch, a white moustache stripe, a yellow rump, a white chin, a yellow throat and chest with a red smudge, and a white belly. Female is a much duller version of the male, with brown wings and a gray head. Female is similar to Thick-billed Flowerpecker, but has a yellow chest and rump. Voice is a rough “jak,” sometimes given rapidly in a harsh trill.[2]
The scientific name commemorates the German zoologist Carl Constantin Platen.
Known to feed on fruit, nectar and pollen of mistletoes but otherwise diet is unknown.
Habitat and conservation status
The species inhabits tropical moist lowland primary forest and secondary forest.[3]
It is assesed as least-concern under the IUCN with populations believed to be decreasing due to habitat loss and deforestation. The whole of Palawan was designated as a Biosphere Reserve; however, protection and enforcement of laws has been difficult and these threats still continue. It occurs in the protected area of Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prionochilus plateni.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Prionochilus plateni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717460A94533086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717460A94533086.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Palawan Flowerpecker - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (2020). "Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.palflo1.01species_shared.bow.project_name. ISSN 2771-3105.
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Dicaeidae (flowerpeckers)
- Golden-rumped flowerpecker (D. annae)
- Thick-billed flowerpecker (D. agile)
- Striped flowerpecker (D. aeruginosum)
- Brown-backed flowerpecker (D. everetti)
- Whiskered flowerpecker (D. proprium)
- Yellow-vented flowerpecker (D. chrysorrheum)
- Yellow-bellied flowerpecker (D. melanoxanthum)
- Legge's flowerpecker (D. vincens)
- Yellow-sided flowerpecker (D. aureolimbatum)
- Olive-capped flowerpecker (D. nigrilore)
- Flame-crowned flowerpecker (D. kampalili)
- Yellow-crowned flowerpecker (D. anthonyi)
- Bicolored flowerpecker (D. bicolor)
- Cebu flowerpecker (D. quadricolor)
- Red-keeled flowerpecker (D. australe)
- Black-belted flowerpecker (D. haematostictum)
- Scarlet-collared flowerpecker (D. retrocinctum)
- Orange-bellied flowerpecker (D. trigonostigma)
- Pale-billed flowerpecker (D. erythrorhynchos)
- Nilgiri flowerpecker (D. concolor)
- Plain flowerpecker (D. minullum)
- Andaman flowerpecker (D. virescens)
- Buru flowerpecker (D. erythrothorax)
- Halmahera flowerpecker (D. schistaceiceps)
- Buzzing flowerpecker (D. hypoleucum)
- Pygmy flowerpecker (D. pygmaeum)
- Crimson-crowned flowerpecker (D. nehrkorni)
- Ashy flowerpecker (D. vulneratum)
- Olive-crowned flowerpecker (D. pectorale)
- Red-capped flowerpecker (D. geelvinkianum)
- Louisiade flowerpecker (D. nitidum)
- Red-banded flowerpecker (D. eximium)
- Midget flowerpecker (D. aeneum)
- Mottled flowerpecker (D. tristrami)
- Black-fronted flowerpecker (D. igniferum)
- Blue-cheeked flowerpecker (D. maugei)
- Fire-breasted flowerpecker (D. ignipectus)
- Black-sided flowerpecker (D. monticolum)
- Grey-sided flowerpecker (D. celebicum)
- Blood-breasted flowerpecker (D. sanguinolentum)
- Mistletoebird (D. hirundinaceum)
- Scarlet-backed flowerpecker (D. cruentatum)
- Scarlet-headed flowerpecker (D. trochileum)
- Wakatobi flowerpecker (D. kuehni)
- Yellow-breasted flowerpecker (P. maculatus)
- Olive-backed flowerpecker (P. olivaceus)
- Crimson-breasted flowerpecker (P. percussus)
- Palawan flowerpecker (P. plateni)
- Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (P. thoracicus)
- Yellow-rumped flowerpecker (P. xanthopygius)
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