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Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus maculatus
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) is a member of the Dicaeidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Dicaeidae Flowerpeckers
- Genus Prionochilus
- Species maculatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 2.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker?
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is a very small bird that weighs around 8 g.
Where does the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker live?
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker belong to?
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) belongs to the Dicaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker eat?
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker migrate?
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker's range?
The Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker has a mapped global range of about 1.4 million km².
Conservation
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