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Scarlet-collared flowerpecker

Dicaeum retrocinctum Gould, 1872

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The scarlet-collared flowerpecker (Dicaeum retrocinctum) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.25 g to 6.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Scarlet-collared flowerpecker (Dicaeum retrocinctum)
Photo: Llimchiu at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the scarlet-collared flowerpecker

Weight
6.25 g – 6.5 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
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the scarlet-collared flowerpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the scarlet-collared flowerpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The scarlet-collared flowerpecker (Dicaeum retrocinctum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae, about 10cm long and is endemic to the Philippines where it found only in the tropical moist lowland forests in Mindoro, usually occurring below 1000m in the canopy and edge of the forest and in open country with scattered trees. Along with the critically endangered Cebu flowerpecker, it is one of the two threatened flowerpeckers in the Philippines and is declining primarily due to habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Scarlet-collared flowerpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scarlet-collared_flowerpecker&oldid=1379794842), 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 scarlet-collared flowerpecker endangered?

The scarlet-collared flowerpecker is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the scarlet-collared flowerpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDicaeidae
  6. genusDicaeum
  7. SpeciesDicaeum retrocinctum Gould, 1872
Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • picaflors de l'illa MindoroCatalan
  • květozob mindorskýCzech
  • pigwr blodau MindoroWelsh
  • Mindoro BlomsterpikkerDanish
  • MindoromistelfresserGerman
  • Mindoro-MistelfresserGerman
  • mindora dikeoEsperanto
  • Picaflores de MindoroSpanish
  • mindoronkukastajaFinnish
  • Dicée de MindoroFrench
  • ogrličasta imelašicaCroatian
  • Beccafiore dal collareItalian
  • ミンドロハナドリJapanese
  • mindorinis žiedsiurbysLithuanian
  • MindorohoningvogelDutch
  • rødnakkeblomsterfuglNorwegian
  • kwiatówka krawatowaPolish
  • pica-flor-de-colarPortuguese
  • pica-flor-de-mindoroPortuguese
  • Миндорский цветоедRussian
  • bobuliar červenohrdlýSlovak
  • mindoroblomsterpickareSwedish
  • Al Boyunlu ÖksekuşuTurkish
  • квіткоїд червоногорлийUkrainian
  • 紅領啄花Chinese
  • 红领啄花鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the scarlet-collared 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 scarlet-collared flowerpecker?

An adult scarlet-collared flowerpecker weighs 6.25 g – 6.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scarlet-collared flowerpecker endangered?

The scarlet-collared 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 scarlet-collared flowerpecker?

The scarlet-collared flowerpecker (Dicaeum retrocinctum) belongs to the family Dicaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{scarlet_collared_flowerpecker_2026,
  title = {Scarlet-collared flowerpecker (Dicaeum retrocinctum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlet-collared-flowerpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}