Brown-backed flowerpecker
Dicaeum everetti (Sharpe, 1877)
The brown-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum everetti) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8.46 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the brown-backed 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
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the brown-backed flowerpecker live?
Not recorded
What is the brown-backed flowerpecker?
The brown-backed flowerpecker (Pachyglossa everetti) is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. The scientific name commemorates the British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.
The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
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Is the brown-backed flowerpecker endangered?
The brown-backed flowerpecker is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the brown-backed flowerpecker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicaeidae
- genusDicaeum
- SpeciesDicaeum everetti (Sharpe, 1877)
Synonyms Pachyglossa everetti, Prionochilus everetti
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- picaflors aladauratCatalan
- květozob hnědohřbetýCzech
- pigwr blodau cefnfrownWelsh
- Brunrygget BlomsterpikkerDanish
- Braunrücken-MistelfresserGerman
- Picaflores DorsipardoSpanish
- ruskoselkäkukastajaFinnish
- Dicée d'EverettFrench
- Dicée d’EverettFrench
- smeđoleđa imelašicaCroatian
- Cabai tunggir-coklatIndonesian
- Beccafiore dorsobrunoItalian
- メジロハシブトハナドリJapanese
- rudnugaris žiedsiurbysLithuanian
- brunblomsterfuglNorwegian Bokmål
- BruinrughoningvogelDutch
- kwiatówka brązowaPolish
- pica-flor-de-dorso-pardoPortuguese
- pica-flor-de-dorso-castanhoPortuguese
- Буроспинный цветоедRussian
- bobuliar hnedýSlovak
- brunryggig blomsterpickareSwedish
- квіткоїд бурийUkrainian
Relatives of the brown-backed 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
CompareBrown-backed flowerpecker vs Scarlet-backed flowerpeckerBrown-backed flowerpecker vs Pale-billed flowerpeckerBrown-backed flowerpecker vs Thick-billed flowerpeckerBrown-backed flowerpecker vs Yellow-vented flowerpecker
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown-backed flowerpecker?
An adult brown-backed flowerpecker weighs 8.46 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brown-backed flowerpecker endangered?
The brown-backed flowerpecker is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the brown-backed flowerpecker?
The brown-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum everetti) 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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