Brown-backed flowerpecker
The brown-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum everetti) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.
| Brown-backed flowerpecker | |
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| Brown-backed flowerpecker on top | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicaeidae |
| Genus: | Dicaeum |
| Species: | D. everetti |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicaeum everetti (Sharpe, 1877) | |
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Dicaeum everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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