Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker - BirdForum Opus

Photo by kctsang
Panti forest, Johore, western Malaysia, July 2006

Prionochilus percussus

Identification

10 cm

• Slate blue grey upperparts
• Yellow underparts
• Red crown patch
• Crimson patch on breast
• Downcurved white streak by sides of bill
• Dark iris
• Dark grey, hooked bill
• Grey legs and feet

Female
Photo by wondersf2010
Taman Recreation Ampang, Malaysia, January 2010

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• P. p. ignicapilla:

• Malaya, southern Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, Riau Archaepelago, northern Natuna Island

• P. p. regulus:

• Batu Island (off western Sumatra)

• P. p. percussus:

• Java

Habitat

Lowland and hill forest, forest edges, gardens. Mostly seen in the lower or middle storey where the flowers are.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruits (berries from the Straits Rododendrum, and cherries from the Indian Cherry tree are particular favourites), pollen and nectar.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Wikipedia
3. Bird Ecology Study Group
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-breasted_Flowerpecker

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