Legge’s Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa vincens
NTNear Threatened Endemic to Sri Lanka
- Family
- Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
Legge's flowerpecker (Pachyglossa vincens), also known as the white-throated flowerpecker, is a small passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. It is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. It is named after the Australian ornithologist William Vincent Legge. This species was formerly placed in the genus Dicaeum.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Wet lowlands of southwestern Sri Lanka.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Legge's flowerpecker
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
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