Yellow-rumped flowerpecker

The yellow-rumped flowerpecker (Prionochilus xanthopygius) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia on the island of Borneo, to which it is endemic.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley - Sabah, Borneo - Malaysia

Yellow-rumped flowerpecker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicaeidae
Genus: Prionochilus
Species:
P. xanthopygius
Binomial name
Prionochilus xanthopygius
Salvadori, 1868

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Prionochilus xanthopygius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.


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