
Prionochilus xanthopygius
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
As recorded: Prionochilus xanthopygius Salvadori, 1868
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Dicaeidae
- Collected by
- M C Thompson
- Collector number
- Collector Number: MCT 2910
- Locality
- Tawau, Cocoa Research Station, Quoin Hill
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- Malaysia
- Coordinates
- 4.4167, 118.0170
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Prionochilus xanthopygius observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20
馬來西亞沙巴斗湖
(c) oliver_wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-04
Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Niels Poul Dreyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-04
Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Niels Poul Dreyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-04
Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Niels Poul Dreyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-02
Borneo, Tawau, Sabah, MY
(c) joshchristiansen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-17
Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) koenbetjes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Prionochilus xanthopygius. BPBM 15088. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38212215. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-bo/15088.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38212215 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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