Prionochilus thoracicus (Temminck, 1836) is a animal in the Dicaeidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Prionochilus thoracicus (Temminck, 1836)

Prionochilus thoracicus (Temminck, 1836)

The scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus) is a Dicaeidae bird found in Southeast Asia, threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Genus
Prionochilus
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Prionochilus thoracicus (Temminck, 1836)

The scarlet-breasted flowerpecker, scientifically named Prionochilus thoracicus (Temminck, 1836), is a bird species that belongs to the Dicaeidae family. This species can be found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, as well as subtropical or tropical swamps. Currently, the scarlet-breasted flowerpecker is threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (с) Tan Kok Hui, некоторые права защищены (CC BY-NC), загрузил Tan Kok Hui · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Dicaeidae Prionochilus

More from Dicaeidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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