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Spot-throated flameback

Dinopium everetti (Tweeddale, 1878)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The spot-throated flameback (Dinopium everetti) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 70.3 g to 93.8 g and live up to 10.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

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Quick facts about the spot-throated flameback

Weight
70.3 g – 93.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
10.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
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 spot-throated flameback live?

Not recorded

What is the spot-throated flameback?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The spot-throated flameback (Dinopium everetti) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to the Philippines only being found in the province of Palawan in the islands of Balabac, Busuanga and Calamian and mainland Palawan.. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common flameback.It is found in moist lowland forests including primary, secondary and even plantations and clearings provided there are still standing trees. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Spot-throated flameback” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spot-throated_flameback&oldid=1380738265), 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 spot-throated flameback endangered?

The spot-throated flameback 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.

How is the spot-throated flameback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusDinopium
  7. SpeciesDinopium everetti (Tweeddale, 1878)

Synonyms Dinopium javanense everetti, Dinopium javanese everetti, Tiga everetti

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • picot ardent de l'illa PalawanCatalan
  • datel skvrnohrdlýCzech
  • Pletbrystet SultanspætteDanish
  • PalawanspechtGerman
  • PhilippinenfeuerrückenspechtGerman
  • palavana flampegoEsperanto
  • Pito culirrojo de FilipinasSpanish
  • Pic d'EverettFrench
  • Pic d’EverettFrench
  • palavanska žunaCroatian
  • Dorso di fiamma di EverettItalian
  • Picchio dorsodifiamma golamacchiataItalian
  • ノドホシミユビゲラJapanese
  • Palavaninis rytinis genysLithuanian
  • VlekkeelgoudrugspechtDutch
  • palawanspettNorwegian
  • sułtanik palawańskiPolish
  • دینوپیمم ایورٹیWestern Panjabi
  • peto-de-garganta-malhadaPortuguese
  • pica-pau-incandescente-filipinoPortuguese
  • Палаванский дятел-султанRussian
  • Палаванский индо-малайский дятелRussian
  • mravcožlna palawanskáSlovak
  • fläckstrupig flamspettSwedish
  • Everett AğaçkakanıTurkish
  • дзьобак палаванськийUkrainian
  • 斑喉三趾啄木鸟Chinese
  • 斑喉金背三趾啄木Chinese

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Relatives of the spot-throated flameback

Other species in the same genus Dinopium.

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Common questions

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How big is the spot-throated flameback?

An adult spot-throated flameback weighs 70.3 g – 93.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the spot-throated flameback endangered?

The spot-throated flameback is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the spot-throated flameback live?

The spot-throated flameback has a recorded lifespan of 10.5 years.

What kind of animal is the spot-throated flameback?

The spot-throated flameback (Dinopium everetti) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spot-throated flameback (Dinopium everetti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-throated-flameback

MLA

“Spot-throated flameback (Dinopium everetti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-throated-flameback.

BibTeX
@misc{spot_throated_flameback_2026,
  title = {Spot-throated flameback (Dinopium everetti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-throated-flameback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}