Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus(Tickell, SR, 1833)
English (US) Greater Flameback
The Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Greater Flameback
- Described by
- (Tickell, SR, 1833)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus sultaneus
- Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus guttacristatus
- Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus indomalayicus
- Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus andrewsi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus Guttacristatus
- Described by
- (Tickell, SR, 1833)
- Type locality
- Jungles of Borabhum and Dholbhum.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 2, no.23 p.578
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Bay Woodpecker
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Orange-backed Woodpecker
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Malabar Flameback
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Javan Flameback
Chrysocolaptes strictus
Luzon Flameback
Chrysocolaptes haematribon
Yellow-faced Flameback
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Buff-spotted Flameback
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Red-headed Flameback
Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
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