Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker

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Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker (<em>Pachyglossa melanozantha</em>) is a species of Flowerpeckers (<em>Dicaeidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa melanozantha) is a species of Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pachyglossa; binomial: Pachyglossa melanozantha; authority: Blyth, 1843.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum is moved from Dicaeum to the resurrected genus Pachyglossa as P. melanozantha based on phylogenetic analysis (Saucier et al. 2019; Fjeldså et al. 2020; WGAC 1197). Note gender.

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