Grey-sided flowerpecker
Dicaeum celebicum S. Muller, 1843
The grey-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 6.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the grey-sided flowerpecker
- Weight
- 6.5 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
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 grey-sided flowerpecker live?
Not recorded
What is the grey-sided flowerpecker?
The grey-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the grey-sided flowerpecker endangered?
The grey-sided 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 grey-sided flowerpecker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicaeidae
- genusDicaeum
- SpeciesDicaeum celebicum S. Muller, 1843
Synonyms Dicaeum leclancherii
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Gray-sided flowerpeckerEnglish
- picaflors de SulawesiCatalan
- Kvetozob cernolícíCzech
- květozob černolícíCzech
- pigwr blodau ystlysdduWelsh
- Sulawesi BlomsterpikkerDanish
- SchwarzwangenmistelfresserGerman
- Schwarzwangen-MistelfresserGerman
- grizflanka dikeoEsperanto
- Picaflores de CélebesSpanish
- mustakylkikukastajaFinnish
- Dicée des CélèbesFrench
- grimiznoprsa imelašicaCroatian
- szürkeoldalú virágjáróHungarian
- Cabai panggul-kelabuIndonesian
- Beccafiori fianchineriItalian
- Beccafiore fianchigrigiItalian
- ノドアカハナドリJapanese
- pilkašonis žiedsiurbysLithuanian
- ZwartflankhoningvogelDutch
- gråsideblomsterfuglNorwegian
- kwiatówka szarobocznaPolish
- pica-flor-de-celebesPortuguese
- pica-flor-de-flancos-cinzentosPortuguese
- Чернощёкий цветоедRussian
- Сулавесский цветоедRussian
- Чернощёкий цветососRussian
- bobuliar sivobokýSlovak
- Sivoboka cvetarkaSerbian
- sulawesiblomsterpickareSwedish
- Selebes ÖksekuşuTurkish
- квіткоїд сіробокийUkrainian
- 灰脅啄花Chinese
- 灰胁啄花鸟Chinese
- 灰邊厚嘴啄花Chinese
Relatives of the grey-sided 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
CompareGrey-sided flowerpecker vs Scarlet-backed flowerpeckerGrey-sided flowerpecker vs Pale-billed flowerpeckerGrey-sided flowerpecker vs Thick-billed flowerpeckerGrey-sided flowerpecker vs Yellow-vented flowerpecker
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey-sided flowerpecker?
An adult grey-sided flowerpecker weighs 6.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grey-sided flowerpecker endangered?
The grey-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 grey-sided flowerpecker?
The grey-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum) 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.
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