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Olive-backed flowerpecker

Prionochilus olivaceus Tweeddale, 1877

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The olive-backed flowerpecker (Prionochilus olivaceus) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.38 g to 9.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Olive-backed flowerpecker (Prionochilus olivaceus)
Photo: George Innocencio · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the olive-backed flowerpecker

Weight
9.4 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 olive-backed flowerpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the olive-backed flowerpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The olive-backed flowerpecker (Pachyglossa olivacea) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. This species was formerly placed in the genus Prionochilus.

From the Wikipedia article “Olive-backed flowerpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olive-backed_flowerpecker&oldid=1380738228), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the olive-backed flowerpecker endangered?

The olive-backed 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

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 olive-backed flowerpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDicaeidae
  6. genusPrionochilus
  7. SpeciesPrionochilus olivaceus Tweeddale, 1877
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Grünmantel-MistelfresserGerman
  • olivenryggblomsterfuglNorwegian Bokmål

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the olive-backed flowerpecker

Other species in the same genus Prionochilus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the olive-backed flowerpecker?

An adult olive-backed flowerpecker weighs 9.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the olive-backed flowerpecker endangered?

The olive-backed 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 olive-backed flowerpecker?

The olive-backed flowerpecker (Prionochilus olivaceus) belongs to the family Dicaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Olive-backed flowerpecker (Prionochilus olivaceus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/prionochilus-olivaceus

MLA

“Olive-backed flowerpecker (Prionochilus olivaceus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/prionochilus-olivaceus.

BibTeX
@misc{prionochilus_olivaceus_2026,
  title = {Olive-backed flowerpecker (Prionochilus olivaceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/prionochilus-olivaceus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}