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Black-sided flowerpecker

Dicaeum monticolum Sharpe, 1887

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum monticolum) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8.46 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum monticolum)
Photo: J G Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-sided flowerpecker

Weight
8.46 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc 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-sided flowerpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the black-sided flowerpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum monticolum), also known as the Bornean flowerpecker, is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is found in the mountains, primarily above 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in elevation. The species is sexually dimorphic. The male has glossy blue-black upperparts, with a scarlet throat and breast, a dark grey upper belly, olive flanks, a white lower belly, and a buffy vent and undertail coverts. The female is olive-green above and greyish below, with buffy flanks and a whitish throat. It inhabits a range of forest habitats, including primary and secondary montane forest, kerangas forest, and scrub, and is also occasionally found in gardens. It feeds primarily on small fruits—particularly mistletoe berries—as well as seeds, nectar, and various invertebrates. It builds a nest of moss, camouflaged on the outside with lichens and lined with the pith of tree ferns. The International Union for Conservation of Nature rates it as a species of least concern. Though its numbers have not been quantified, the black-sided flowerpecker is said to be common throughout much of its range, and any declines are not thought to be precipitous. However, destruction of forest for palm plantations may impact it.

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Is the black-sided flowerpecker endangered?

The black-sided flowerpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the black-sided flowerpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDicaeidae
  6. genusDicaeum
  7. SpeciesDicaeum monticolum Sharpe, 1887

Synonyms Dicaeum sulaense zita

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • picaflors de BorneoCatalan
  • květozob horskýCzech
  • pigwr blodau’r mynyddWelsh
  • Bjerg BlomsterpikkerDanish
  • BorneomistelfresserGerman
  • Borneo-MistelfresserGerman
  • bornea dikeoEsperanto
  • Picaflores de BorneoSpanish
  • liekkikurkkukukastajaFinnish
  • Dicée de BornéoFrench
  • gorska imelašicaCroatian
  • Cabai panggul-hitamIndonesian
  • Cabai Panggul-KelabuIndonesian
  • Beccafiore fianchineriItalian
  • ボルネオノドアカハナドリJapanese
  • Bornėjinis žiesiurbysLithuanian
  • bornėjinis žiedsiurbysLithuanian
  • BorneohoningvogelDutch
  • belteblomsterfuglNorwegian
  • kwiatówka czarnobocznaPolish
  • Dicaeum monticolumPortuguese
  • pica-flor-de-bornéuPortuguese
  • pica-flor-do-bornéuPortuguese
  • Алогрудый цветоедRussian
  • Борнейский цветоедRussian
  • bobuliar čiernobokýSlovak
  • Crnoboka cvetarkaSerbian
  • bergblomsterpickareSwedish
  • Borneo ÖksekuşuTurkish
  • квіткоїд борнейськийUkrainian
  • 黑胁啄花鸟Chinese
  • 黑邊紅胸啄花Chinese

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Relatives of the black-sided flowerpecker

Other species in the same genus Dicaeum.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-sided flowerpecker?

An adult black-sided flowerpecker weighs 8.46 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-sided flowerpecker endangered?

The black-sided 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-sided flowerpecker?

The black-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum monticolum) belongs to the family Dicaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_sided_flowerpecker_2026,
  title = {Black-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum monticolum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-sided-flowerpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}