Photo: Joseph Smit / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Spot-throated Flameback
Dinopium everetti
Spot-throated Flameback (Dinopium everetti) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Spot-throated Flameback (Dinopium everetti) is a member of the Picidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 93.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Picidae Woodpeckers
- Genus Dinopium
- Species everetti
Quick facts
- Weight
- 93.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Spot-throated Flameback is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Spot-throated Flameback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Spot-throated Flameback (Dinopium everetti) belongs to the Picidae family of the order Piciformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Palawan, Balabac, and Calamian Is. (sw Philippines).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 93.8 g, with a wing length of about 13.7 cm and a tail of around 8.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 13,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Spot-throated Flameback?
The Spot-throated Flameback is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 93.8 g.
Where does the Spot-throated Flameback live?
The Spot-throated Flameback is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Palawan, Balabac, and Calamian Is. (sw Philippines), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Spot-throated Flameback belong to?
The Spot-throated Flameback (Dinopium everetti) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Spot-throated Flameback eat?
The Spot-throated Flameback is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Spot-throated Flameback migrate?
The Spot-throated Flameback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Spot-throated Flameback endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Spot-throated Flameback make?
1 real field recording of the Spot-throated Flameback — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Spot-throated Flameback's range?
The Spot-throated Flameback has a mapped global range of about 13,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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