Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni)
Picaflores de Palawan-Philippines
French: Dicée de Palawan German: Palawanmistelfresser Spanish:Picaflores de Palawan
Other
common names:Platen’s Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker, Palawan Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
Taxonomy:
Prionochilus Plateni
Forms a superspecies with P. percussus and P. xanthopygius, although some range overlap between
these two species in Borneo; present species (in both sexes) is intermediate
between these two in plumage characters. Described formjohannae considered indistinguishable from
nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies
and Distribution
· P. p. culionensis (Rand, 1948) – Calamian Group (Calauit, Busuanga, Culion),
in W Philippines.
·
P. p. plateni A. W. H. Blasius, 1888 –
Palawan and Balabac, in W Philippines.
9 cm; 8–9 g.
Male nominate race is dark greyish-blue above, except for orange-red centre of
crown and yellow rump; chin and malar stripe white, separated by
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Repeated
high-pitched metallic “seep-seep”.
Forest,
secondary growth, scrub and gardens, particularly around fruiting and flowering
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No
information on diet, but probably includes fruit, nectar and pollen of
mistletoes (Loranthaceae). Occurs in all storeys of forest.... read more
Fledged young
observed in Mar, and birds with active gonads in Apr, May and Aug. No other
information.
Not globally threatened. Restrictedrange species:
present in Palawan EBA. Common in much of its range. Occurs in St Paul
Subterran
