Brown-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum everetti)

Other Names (World)
Brown-backed Flowerpecker, Everett's Flowerpecker

Family
Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1877)

Habitat
Swamp forest, heath forest and secondary forests, shade coffee plantations and gardens. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Forest habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Brown-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum everetti) [XC95384]
by Frank Lambert from Johor, Panti Forest Reserve, Bunker Trail, Malaysia (?)

Brown-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum everetti) [XC95383]
by Lau Jia Sheng from Johor, Panti Forest Reserve, Bunker Trail, Malaysia (?)

Subspecies
Subspecies bungurense possibly belongs in Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile). Described subspecies sordidum, from Rawang, in central Selangor (western Peninsular Malaysia), is considered inseparable from nominate and therefore synonymized with it.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

everetti (Sharpe, 1877) - Peninsular Malaysia (Selangor), Riau Archipelago (Bintan I) and northern and western Borneo.
bungurense (Chasen, 1935) - Bunguran, in northern Natuna Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum everetti) - 5 files

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