Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus thoracicus (Temminck, 1836)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:04:47.781003+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Prionochilus thoracicus (Temminck, 1836)
- Name authority
- (Temminck, 1836)
- Common name
- Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Genus
- Prionochilus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicaeidae Bonaparte, 1853
- genusPrionochilus Strickland, 1841
- speciesPrionochilus thoracicus (Temminck, 1836)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Prionochilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus percussus (Temminck, 1826) | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateni W. Blasius, 1888 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus maculatus (Temminck, 1836) | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPrionochilus olivaceus Tweeddale, 1877 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-rumped FlowerpeckerPrionochilus xanthopygius Salvadori, 1868 | DicaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562459 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MFKY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.