Prionochilus xanthopygius Salvadori, 1868 is a animal in the Dicaeidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Prionochilus xanthopygius Salvadori, 1868

Prionochilus xanthopygius Salvadori, 1868

The yellow-rumped flowerpecker is an endemic Bornean bird species in the Dicaeidae family, found in moist lowland and montane forests.

Family
Genus
Prionochilus
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Prionochilus xanthopygius Salvadori, 1868

The yellow-rumped flowerpecker, scientifically named Prionochilus xanthopygius, is a bird species that belongs to the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. This species is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it can be found in the Bornean territories of Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Dicaeidae Prionochilus

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

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