Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus)

Family
Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck & Laugier, 1836)

Habitat
Lowland dry-land forest, including peatswamp and heath forest, mature secondary and logged forest. From sea-level - 1,280 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Thailand (B).

Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, northern and south-eastern Sumatra (Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Lampung), Lingga Archipelago, Belitung and Borneo.

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) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation due to illegal logging and land conversion, and forest fires, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Frugivorous.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus) [XC246728]
by Kim Chuah Lim from Gunung Arong Forest Reserve, Mersing (near Endau), Johor, Malaysia (call)

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus) [XC335905]
by Jason Bugay Reyes from Mersing (near Endau), Johor, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

An undescribed subspecies may exist in Riau Archipelago.

References
See References.

Files:

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