Palawan flowerpecker
The Palawan flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
| Palawan flowerpecker | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Passeriformes | 
| Family: | Dicaeidae | 
| Genus: | Prionochilus | 
| Species: | P. plateni  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Prionochilus plateni Blasius, 1888  | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
The scientific name commemorates the German zoologist Carl Constantin Platen.
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| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prionochilus plateni. | 
- BirdLife International (2016). "Prionochilus plateni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717460A94533086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717460A94533086.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
 
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