Flame-breasted flowerpecker
The flame-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrothorax) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is restricted to Buru.
Flame-breasted flowerpecker | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Dicaeidae |
Genus: | Dicaeum |
Species: | D. erythrothorax |
Binomial name | |
Dicaeum erythrothorax Lesson, 1828 | |
The Halmahera flowerpecker was until recently considered a subspecies.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Dicaeum erythrothorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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