Legge's Flowerpecker
Legge's Flowerpecker (<em>Pachyglossa vincens</em>) is a species of Flowerpeckers (<em>Dicaeidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Legge's Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa vincens) is a species of Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Pachyglossa; binomial: Pachyglossa vincens; authority: (Sclater, PL, 1872).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Oriental Region.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Legge's Flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens is moved from Dicaeum to the resurrected genus Pachyglossa as P. vincens based on phylogenetic analysis (Saucier et al. 2019; Fjeldså et al. 2020; WGAC 1197).
