Brown-backed Flowerpecker
Brown-backed Flowerpecker (<em>Pachyglossa everetti</em>) is a species of Flowerpeckers (<em>Dicaeidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Brown-backed Flowerpecker (Pachyglossa everetti) is a species of Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Pachyglossa; binomial: Pachyglossa everetti; authority: (Sharpe, 1877).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Oriental Region.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Treat as monotypic. Includes sordidum (Cheke & Mann 2008). Subspecies bungurense (Natuna I.), if valid, may belong to the Dicaeum agile complex (Cheke & Mann 2008) or be misidentified or indistinct (Eaton et al. 2021). Brown-backed Flowerpecker is moved from Dicaeum to the resurrected genus Pachyglossa based on phylogenetic analysis (Saucier et al. 2019; Fjeldså et al. 2020; WGAC 1197).
