Whiskered flowerpecker
Dicaeum proprium Ripley & Rabor, 1966
The whiskered flowerpecker (Dicaeum proprium) is a species in the family Dicaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 10.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the whiskered flowerpecker
- Weight
- 10.2 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 whiskered flowerpecker live?
Not recorded
What is the whiskered flowerpecker?
The whiskered flowerpecker (Pachyglossa propria) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. This species was formerly placed in the genus Dicaeum.
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Is the whiskered flowerpecker endangered?
The whiskered 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 whiskered flowerpecker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicaeidae
- genusDicaeum
- SpeciesDicaeum proprium Ripley & Rabor, 1966
Synonyms Pachyglossa propria
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- picaflors mostatxutCatalan
- květozob vousatýCzech
- pigwr blodau bronllwydWelsh
- Sepiabuget BlomsterpikkerDanish
- Graubrust-MistelfresserGerman
- Picaflores BigotudoSpanish
- mayovuorenkukastajaFinnish
- Dicée à poitrine griseFrench
- brkata imelašicaCroatian
- Beccafiore baffutoItalian
- シラヒゲハナドリJapanese
- pilkakrūtis žiedsiurbysLithuanian
- skjeggblomsterfuglNorwegian Bokmål
- GrijsborsthoningvogelDutch
- kwiatówka wąsataPolish
- pica-flor-de-bigodesPortuguese
- Серогрудый цветоедRussian
- bobuliar fúzatýSlovak
- mustaschblomsterpickareSwedish
- квіткоїд вусатийUkrainian
Relatives of the whiskered 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
CompareWhiskered flowerpecker vs Scarlet-backed flowerpeckerWhiskered flowerpecker vs Pale-billed flowerpeckerWhiskered flowerpecker vs Thick-billed flowerpeckerWhiskered flowerpecker vs Yellow-vented flowerpecker
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the whiskered flowerpecker?
An adult whiskered flowerpecker weighs 10.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the whiskered flowerpecker endangered?
The whiskered 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 whiskered flowerpecker?
The whiskered flowerpecker (Dicaeum proprium) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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