Pachyglossa everetti
The Brown-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum everetti) is a small, compact passerine bird belonging to the Dicaeidae family, characterized by its relatively drab but distinctive plumage. Measuring approximately 8-9 cm in length and weighing a mere 7-9 grams, it sports an olive-brown back, a pale, often whitish or buffy, underside, and a subtle pale rump that can be a key field mark. Both sexes exhibit similar coloration, showing no significant sexual dimorphism or seasonal plumage variations. Taxon...
Found primarily in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, the Brown-backed Flowerpecker also inhabits montane forests, forest edges, and sometimes enters gardens or plantations, typically ranging from sea level up to 2,000 meters in elevation.
The diet of the Brown-backed Flowerpecker consists mainly of small fruits, particularly mistletoe berries, as well as nectar, pollen, and small insects or spiders, which it gleans and plucks with great agility.
This diurnal species is an exceedingly active and agile forager, spending its days flitting rapidly through the canopy and sub-canopy in search of food. Roosting likely occurs communally or individually within dense foliage, offering protection. Foraging involves quick gleaning of nectar from flo...
The Brown-backed Flowerpecker is endemic to Southeast Asia, with its distribution centered across the Greater Sunda Islands and the Philippines. Its primary range encompasses the island of Borneo (Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei), the Philippine archipelago (including Palawan, Sibutu, and associated ...
Least Concern
- The Brown-backed Flowerpecker is a crucial disperser of mistletoe seeds, which are often toxic to other animals but a dietary staple for flowerpeckers. - Its digestive system is exceptionally rapid, allowing mistletoe seeds to pass through quickly and still be viable, often being deposited on t...