Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) - HBW 13, p. 369
French:
Dicée de Palawan
German: Palawanmistelfresser
Spanish:
Picaflores de Palawan
Other common names: Platen’s/Palawan Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
Taxonomy: Prionochilus
Plateni A. W. H. Blasius, 1888, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, west
Philippines.
Forms
a superspecies with P. percussus and P. xanthopygius,
although some range overlap between these two species in Borneo;
present species (in both sexes) is intermediate between these two in
plumage characters. Described form johannae considered
indistinguishable from nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- culionensis (Rand, 1948) - Calamian Group (Calauit, Busuanga, Culion), in W Philippines.
- plateni A. W. H. Blasius, 1888 - Palawan and Balabac, in W Philippines.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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1 female eating fruit.The birds you heare are captive from my guide. Locality Iwahig, Palawan, Philippines (ssp plateni)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 March 2008 3 years ago 1 min 4 -
1 male eating fruit.The birds you heare are captive from my guide. Locality Iwahig, Palawan, Philippines (ssp plateni)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 March 2008 3 years ago 1 min 26 sec 4 -
1 male eating fruit.The birds you heare are captive from my guide. Locality Iwahig, Palawan, Philippines (ssp plateni)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 March 2008 3 years ago 10 sec 3.8 -
1 male eating fruit.The birds you heare are captive from my guide. Locality Iwahig, Palawan, Philippines (ssp plateni)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 March 2008 3 years ago 16 sec 2.8
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A female in a bush.
Locality Sabang, Palawan, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 24 February 2011 47 weeks ago 3.4 -
A male eating a berry.
Locality Sabang, Palawan, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 24 February 2011 47 weeks ago 2.3
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