About Taman Negara - Taman Negara Biodiversity

Local Name : Sepah Puteri Pelangi

Scientific Name : Prionochilus Percussus

Common Name : Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker

Flowerpeckers are usually seen near forest edges, feeding on nectar, or fruits, or catching insects. Their tube-shaped tongue is adapted for obtaining the nectar from flowers. They are also very fond of berries of Melastoma malabathricum, a species of shrub at the forest margins. Flowerpeckers often construct their nests at a wig in a globular and pear-shaped.

The Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker has an overall length of about 10 centimetres only. This tiny little bright-coloured bird has a short beak and tail. The male bird has a sharper appearance than the female bird. Its underparts is bright yellow with a distinctive red patch in the centre of the breast, and another on the crown of the head. Its upper plumage is blue in colour. It also sports a white moustache streak. Whereas its head and beak are black. In contrast, the colour of the female is dull olive green, with an orange crown patch, and a yellowish white patch on the breast.

Peninsular Malaysia,Thailand, Burma ,Borneo, Sumatra, Java.

Forested areas, including undisturbed primary and secondary lowland rain forest; also in rural areas/villages and gardens.

Nectar, fruit,berries, small insects.

There are more species to be discovered in Virtual Tour of Taman Negara CD-ROM.