Thick-billed Flowerpecker

Flowerpeckers 👁 285 views Updated 2026-11-01

Thick-billed Flowerpecker (<em>Pachyglossa agilis</em>) is a species of Flowerpeckers (<em>Dicaeidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa agilis) is a species of Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pachyglossa; binomial: Pachyglossa agilis; authority: (Tickell, 1833).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile (eigjht subspecies) is moved from Dicaeum to the resurrected genus Pachyglossa as P. agilis based on phylogenetic analysis (Saucier et al. 2019; Fjeldså et al. 2020; WGAC 1197). Note gender.

‹ Flowerpeckers Back to Encyclopedia

WhatsApp

Scan QR to chat on WhatsApp

WeChat QR

Scan QR to add on WeChat

QQ