Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa melanozantha)
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Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker

Pachyglossa melanozantha Blyth, 1843

It is a forest bird that migrates between elevations.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, China, Nepal

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker has been recorded at 92 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Doi Inthanon NP – summitThailand328 records
  2. Doi Inthanon NPThailand186 records
  3. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi AngkhangThailand49 records
More places
  1. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Angkhang Royal Agricultural StationThailand37 records
  2. Baihualing [General Area]China36 records
  3. Pianma Snow PassChina29 records
  4. Mt. PhulchowkiNepal25 records
  5. Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)22 records
  6. Laojunshan – BomiluoChina20 records
  7. Zixi Mountain PNRChina18 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandChinaNepalMyanmar (Burma)BhutanIndiaLaosMalaysia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Pachyglossa melanozantha) is a species of bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. This species was formerly placed in the genus Dicaeum.

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Questions

Where does the Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to Thailand. It is most often recorded in Thailand, China and Nepal.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

What family is the Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker in?

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to Thailand

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae
Genus
Pachyglossa

Other birds in the genus Pachyglossa

Olive-backed FlowerpeckerOlive-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa olivaceaWhiskered FlowerpeckerWhiskered FlowerpeckerPachyglossa propriaYellow-vented FlowerpeckerYellow-vented FlowerpeckerPachyglossa chrysorrheaLegge's FlowerpeckerLegge's FlowerpeckerPachyglossa vincensBrown-backed FlowerpeckerBrown-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa everettiThick-billed FlowerpeckerThick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agilisYellow-breasted FlowerpeckerYellow-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus maculatusCrimson-breasted FlowerpeckerCrimson-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus percussusPalawan FlowerpeckerPalawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateniYellow-rumped FlowerpeckerYellow-rumped FlowerpeckerPrionochilus xanthopygius
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker

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