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.
References
| 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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