genus
Dicaeum
Dicaeum is a genus in the family Dicaeidae. This database currently files 43 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 43
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 91%
- Weight range
- 5 g – 11.7 g
Best-known members of Dicaeum
Ranked by popularity score.

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

Yellow-sided flowerpecker
Dicaeum aureolimbatum

Golden-rumped flowerpecker
Dicaeum annae
How threatened is Dicaeum?
41 of 43 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 2% |
| NTNear Threatened | 3 | 7% |
| LCLeast Concern | 36 | 88% |
| DDData Deficient | 1 | 2% |
All species in Dicaeum
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet-backed flowerpecker | Dicaeum cruentatum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 5.6 g | Not recorded |
| Pale-billed flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 6.3 g | Not recorded |
| Thick-billed flowerpecker | Dicaeum agile | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 9 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-vented flowerpecker | Dicaeum chrysorrheum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 9 g | Not recorded |
| Mistletoebird | Dicaeum hirundinaceum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 9.04 g | Not recorded |
| Fire-breasted flowerpecker | Dicaeum ignipectus | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 5.72 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-sided flowerpecker | Dicaeum aureolimbatum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.1 g | Not recorded |
| Golden-rumped flowerpecker | Dicaeum annae | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 10 g | Not recorded |
| Nilgiri flowerpecker | Dicaeum concolor | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 6.2 g | Not recorded |
| Orange-bellied flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 7.1 g | Not recorded |
| Grey-sided flowerpecker | Dicaeum celebicum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 6.5 g | Not recorded |
| Buru flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrothorax | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.94 g | Not recorded |
| Brown-backed flowerpecker | Dicaeum everetti | Dicaeidae | Near Threatened | 8.46 g | Not recorded |
| Buzzing flowerpecker | Dicaeum hypoleucum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8 g | Not recorded |
| Javan flowerpecker | Dicaeum sanguinolentum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.5 g | Not recorded |
| Scarlet-headed flowerpecker | Dicaeum trochileum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.46 g | Not recorded |
| Midget flowerpecker | Dicaeum aeneum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 9.24 g | Not recorded |
| Black-fronted flowerpecker | Dicaeum igniferum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.46 g | Not recorded |
| Crimson-crowned flowerpecker | Dicaeum nehrkorni | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.46 g | Not recorded |
| Legge's flowerpecker | Dicaeum vincens | Dicaeidae | Near Threatened | 8.46 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-crowned flowerpecker | Dicaeum anthonyi | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 11.6 g | Not recorded |
| Bicolored flowerpecker | Dicaeum bicolor | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 9.1 g | Not recorded |
| Red-banded flowerpecker | Dicaeum eximium | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 7.9 g | Not recorded |
| Red-capped flowerpecker | Dicaeum geelvinkianum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 6.8 g | Not recorded |
| Red-chested flowerpecker | Dicaeum maugei | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.46 g | Not recorded |
| Black-sided flowerpecker | Dicaeum monticolum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.46 g | Not recorded |
| Pygmy flowerpecker | Dicaeum pygmaeum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 5 g | Not recorded |
| Scarlet-collared flowerpecker | Dicaeum retrocinctum | Dicaeidae | Near Threatened | 6.5 g | Not recorded |
| Striped flowerpecker | Dicaeum aeruginosum | Dicaeidae | Not recorded | 8.5 g | Not recorded |
| Black-belted flowerpecker | Dicaeum haematostictum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.8 g | Not recorded |
| Olive-capped flowerpecker | Dicaeum nigrilore | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 11 g | Not recorded |
| Olive-crowned flowerpecker | Dicaeum pectorale | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 7.6 g | Not recorded |
| Whiskered flowerpecker | Dicaeum proprium | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 10.2 g | Not recorded |
| Ashy flowerpecker | Dicaeum vulneratum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.94 g | Not recorded |
| Red-keeled flowerpecker | Dicaeum australe | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.7 g | Not recorded |
| Louisiade flowerpecker | Dicaeum nitidum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 7.15 g | Not recorded |
| Cebu flowerpecker | Dicaeum quadricolor | Dicaeidae | Critically Endangered | 8.46 g | Not recorded |
| Mottled flowerpecker | Dicaeum tristrami | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 11.7 g | Not recorded |
| Plain flowerpecker | Dicaeum minullum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 6.2 g | Not recorded |
| Andaman flowerpecker | Dicaeum virescens | Dicaeidae | Not recorded | 6.5 g | Not recorded |
| Halmahera flowerpecker | Dicaeum schistaceiceps | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.94 g | Not recorded |
| Spectacled flowerpecker | Dicaeum dayakorum | Dicaeidae | Data Deficient | 8.1 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-bellied flowerpecker | Dicaeum melanozanthum | Dicaeidae | Least Concern | 8.46 g | Not recorded |