Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus)
About the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
The yellow-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The scientific name of the yellow-breasted flowerpecker is Prionochilus maculatus. These birds are members of the Dicaeidae family. The yellow-breasted flowerpecker was assessed and classified in 1836 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck, a Dutch zoologist and museum director, and Jules Meiffren-Laugier de Chartrouse, a French scientist and politician. Four subspecies are recognised: P. m. septentrionalis Robinson & Kloss, 1921 – north, central Malay Peninsula P. m. oblitus (Mayr, 1938) – south Malay Peninsula
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 45 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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