The Black-fronted Flowerpecker occurs in Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands. A male of the nominate subspecies has scarlet upperparts, dark wings and tail, and a white chin.
The male of nominate subspecies igniferum has scarlet upperparts from crown to rump, purplish-black upperwings and tail, and a white chin.
It uses semi-deciduous and secondary forest, coastal monsoon scrub, and lightly wooded areas. Its diet is poorly known but is thought to include mistletoe nectar, pollen, and fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.