Thick-billed flowerpecker
| Thick-billed flowerpecker | |
|---|---|
| D. a. modestum from Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachyglossa |
| Species: | P. agilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachyglossa agilis (Tickell, 1833) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Piprisoma squalidum | |
The thick-billed flowerpecker (Pachyglossa agilis) is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker group. They feed predominantly on fruits and are active birds that are mainly seen in the tops of trees in forests. It is a resident bird with a wide distribution across tropical southern Asia from India east to Indonesia and Timor with several populations recognized as subspecies some of which are sometimes treated as full species. This species was formerly placed in the genus Dicaeum.