Legge's Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa vincens)
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Legge's Flowerpecker

Pachyglossa vincens (Sclater, PL, 1872)

Legge's flowerpecker (Pachyglossa vincens), also known as the white-throated flowerpecker, is a small passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae.

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

Legge's flowerpecker (Pachyglossa vincens), also known as the white-throated flowerpecker, is a small passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. It is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. It is named after the Australian ornithologist William Vincent Legge.

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Questions

Where does the Legge's Flowerpecker live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Sri Lanka.

What family is the Legge's Flowerpecker in?

It belongs to the family Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Range

Oriental: Sri Lanka

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae
Genus
Pachyglossa

Other birds in the genus Pachyglossa

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Legge's Flowerpecker

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