Brown-backed Flowerpecker
Pachyglossa everetti
Generally uncommon, dull flowerpecker. Drab brown overall with paler underparts, olive-tinged wings, and pale eyes. Found in lowland and foothill forests; favors wetter habitats. Forages actively. Gives hard metallic “tchip” calls.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Pachyglossa everetti
- Authority
- (Sharpe, 1877)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Dicaeidae
- Genus
- Pachyglossa
Range 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.
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
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