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Palawan Flowerpecker
Prionochilus plateni Blasius, W, 1888
Dicaeidae — Flowerpeckers
Palawan Flowerpecker, Prionochilus plateni, is a bird of the Palawan group in south-western Philippines, where it breeds in the Oriental Region. It belongs to the flowerpecker family and is confined to this island group. Its habitat is tropical moist lowland forest, including primary and secondary forest. It is recorded from all levels of the forest and is usually seen alone or in mixed-species flocks. It feeds on fruit, nectar and pollen from mistletoes. Breeding birds with enlarged gonads have been collected from April to August.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Dicaeidae — Flowerpeckers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Palawan group (sw Philippines)
