Black-fronted flowerpecker
Dicaeum igniferum Wallace, 1864
The black-fronted flowerpecker (Dicaeum igniferum) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8.46 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black-fronted flowerpecker
- Weight
- 8.46 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-fronted flowerpecker live?
Not recorded
What is the black-fronted flowerpecker?
The black-fronted flowerpecker (Dicaeum igniferum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the black-fronted flowerpecker endangered?
The black-fronted flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the black-fronted flowerpecker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicaeidae
- genusDicaeum
- SpeciesDicaeum igniferum Wallace, 1864
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- picaflors carminatCatalan
- květozob černopásýCzech
- pigwr blodau torchdduWelsh
- Flamme BlomsterpikkerDanish
- RotkehlmistelfresserGerman
- Rotkehl-MistelfresserGerman
- nigrafrunta dikeoEsperanto
- Picaflores encendidoSpanish
- mustavyökukastajaFinnish
- Dicée porte-flammeFrench
- crnolica imelašicaCroatian
- feketehomlokú virágjáróHungarian
- Cabai dahi-hitamIndonesian
- Beccafiori igniferoItalian
- Beccafiore fronteneraItalian
- スジグロハナドリJapanese
- juodakaktis žiedsiurbysLithuanian
- RoodkeelhoningvogelDutch
- fakkelblomsterfuglNorwegian
- kwiatówka białobrodaPolish
- pica-flor-inflamadoPortuguese
- pica-flor-incandescentePortuguese
- Флоресский цветоедRussian
- Ржавогорлый цветоедRussian
- bobuliar čiernočelýSlovak
- Crnočela cvetarkaSerbian
- eldblomsterpickareSwedish
- Kara Alınlı ÖksekuşuTurkish
- квіткоїд сундайськийUkrainian
- 鏽色啄花Chinese
- 黑額啄花Chinese
- 黑额啄花鸟Chinese
Relatives of the black-fronted flowerpecker
Other species in the same genus Dicaeum.
Scarlet-backed flowerpecker
Dicaeum cruentatum
Pale-billed flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Thick-billed flowerpecker
Dicaeum agile
Yellow-vented flowerpecker
Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Fire-breasted flowerpecker
Dicaeum ignipectus
CompareBlack-fronted flowerpecker vs Scarlet-backed flowerpeckerBlack-fronted flowerpecker vs Pale-billed flowerpeckerBlack-fronted flowerpecker vs Thick-billed flowerpeckerBlack-fronted flowerpecker vs Yellow-vented flowerpecker
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-fronted flowerpecker?
An adult black-fronted flowerpecker weighs 8.46 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-fronted flowerpecker endangered?
The black-fronted flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the black-fronted flowerpecker?
The black-fronted flowerpecker (Dicaeum igniferum) belongs to the family Dicaeidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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