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Justification of Red List category
This forest-associated species is listed as Near Threatened because it is assumed to have experienced moderately rapid declines owing to the extensive loss of lowland forests in Borneo. It is not considered more threatened because it can use secondary habitats, and indeed the species shows some preference for these. Confirmation of its habitat association may lead to downlisting in the future (BirdLife International 2001).

Population justification
The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as uncommon or rare through its range (Cheke et al. 2001).

Trend justification
Rates of forest loss in the Sundaic lowlands have been extremely rapid (Kalimantan lost nearly 25% of its evergreen forest during 1985-1997). However, this species's apparent preference for secondary habitats suggests it has not been so severely affected. The suspected population decline of 20-30% over the past three generations may prove to be overly pessimistic.

This species occurs in the lowlands of Sarawak, Sabah (several reports but no specimens) and Peninsular Malaysia, Kalimantan, the Natuna Islands and Riau archipelago, Indonesia and Brunei. It is apparently uncommon or rare throughout its range, particularly in Peninsular Malaysia and the Riau archipelago, but on Borneo it has a patchy distribution.

It is recorded from forest (including swamp forest, heath forest and secondary forests), shade coffee plantations and gardens to 1,100 m.

Forest destruction in the Sundaic lowlands of Indonesia and Malaysia has been extensive (Kalimantan lost nearly 25% of its evergreen forest during 1985-1997, and Sumatra lost almost 30% of its 1985 cover), but the species's use of submontane and secondary forests, gardens and coffee plantations implies that it is not immediately threatened.

Conservation Actions Underway
None are known.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Determine the species's status outside of Borneo. Confirm a reported preference for secondary habitats and assess its abundance. Review the threats to the species.

Text account compilers
Bird, J., Benstead, P., Taylor, J.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brown-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum everetti. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/brown-backed-flowerpecker-dicaeum-everetti on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.