Palawan Flowerpecker
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| Palawan Flowerpecker | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Prionochilus |
| Species: | P. plateni |
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| Prionochilus plateni Blasius, 1888 |
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The Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The scientific name commemorates the german zoologist Carl Constantin Platen.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Prionochilus plateni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 27 July 2007.
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