Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni)

Other Names (World)
Palawan Flowerpecker, Platen’s Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker, Palawan Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

Family
Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)

Size
9 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blasius, 1888

Range (Guide)

Philippines.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) [XC239413]
by Mike Nelson from Sabang, Palawan, Philippines (call)

Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) [XC652428]
by id from Palawan; Iwahig, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus percussus) and Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker (Prionochilus xanthopygius), although some range overlap between these two species in Borneo. This species (in both sexes) is intermediate between these two in plumage characters. Described form johannae considered indistinguishable from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

plateni Blasius, 1888 - Palawan and Balabac, in western Philippines.
culionensis (Rand, 1948) - Calamian Group (Calauit, Busuanga, Culion), in western Philippines.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) - 10 files

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