Olive-backed Flowerpecker

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Olive-backed Flowerpecker (<em>Pachyglossa olivacea</em>) is a species of Flowerpeckers (<em>Dicaeidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Olive-backed Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa olivacea) is a species of Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pachyglossa; binomial: Pachyglossa olivacea; authority: (Tweeddale, 1877).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Olive-backed Flowerpecker Prionochilus olivaceus is moved from Prionochilus to the resurrected genus Pachyglossa as Pachyglossa olivacea based on phylogenetic analysis (Fjeldså et al. 2020; WGAC 1197). Note gender.

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