Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus percussus) - HBW 13, p. 369
French:
Dicée poignardé
German: Mennigbrust-Mistelfresser
Spanish: Picaflores
Carminoso
Taxonomy: Pardalotus
percussus Temminck, 1826, Java.
Forms
a superspecies with P. plateni and P. xanthopygius,
although some range overlap with latter in Borneo. Three subspecies
recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ignicapilla (Eyton, 1839) - extreme S Myanmar (S Tenasserim) S through Malay Peninsula (including Penang and Tioman I) to Sumatra (including Bangka and Belitung), also N Natuna Is (Bunguran) and Borneo.
- regulus (Meyer de Schauensee, 1940) - Batu Is, off W Sumatra.
- percussus (Temminck, 1826) - W Java.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male mandibulating a fruit, eating the pulp and finally dropping the skin. Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp ignicapilla)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 2 years ago 27 sec 3.4
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A full side view of a male perching.
Locality Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Thailand, Thailand
tanakorn 28 December 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A male showing its crimson crown and breast-patch
Locality Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Thailand, Thailand
tanakorn 28 December 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird in hand.
Locality Sungai Lalang, Semenyih, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia
rusli 21 September 2010 1 year ago 3.5
- No sound recordings available yet
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