Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker - BirdForum Opus

Photo by chrisli
Malaysia, August 2011

Prionochilus maculatus

Identification

10 cm

• Olive-green head
• Orange criwn patch
• Pale lores

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies^[1]:

• P m. septentrionalis:

• Southern Burma and southern peninsula Thailand

• P m. oblitus:

• Malay Peninsula

• P m. maculatus:

• Sumatra, Belitung Island, Nias Island and Borneo

• P m. natunensis:

  North Natuna Islands

Habitat

Broadleaved lowland and swamp forest. Somtimes in montane forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of fruits and figs. They are partial to the fruit, pollen and nectar of mistletoe.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-breasted_Flowerpecker

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