Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa chrysorrhea)
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Yellow-vented Flowerpecker

Pachyglossa chrysorrhea (Temminck, 1829)

The yellow-vented flowerpecker (Pachyglossa chrysorrhea) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-vented Flowerpecker has been recorded at 237 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Khao Luang NP – Krung Ching Waterfall trail & campgroundThailand286 records
  2. Khao Yai NPThailand224 records
  3. Sepilok – Rainforest Discovery CenterMalaysia213 records
More places
  1. Khao Yai NP – Pha Kluai MaiThailand212 records
  2. Cat Tien NPVietnam196 records
  3. San Kala Khiri NP – headquartersThailand196 records
  4. Kaeng Krachan NPThailand179 records
  5. Taman Negara NP – Sungai RelauMalaysia148 records
  6. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical GardenChina141 records
  7. Mahananda WLS – Rongtong and Shivakhola ForestIndia131 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandMalaysiaVietnamIndiaChinaSingaporeCambodiaMyanmar (Burma)

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-vented flowerpecker (Pachyglossa chrysorrhea) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Questions

Where does the Yellow-vented Flowerpecker live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to Borneo and Bali. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.

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

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

What family is the Yellow-vented Flowerpecker in?

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to Borneo and Bali

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-bellied FlowerpeckerYellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthaLegge'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-vented Flowerpecker

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