Buff-spotted Flameback
Chrysocolaptes lucidus(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Buff-spotted Flameback
The Buff-spotted Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus) 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 lucidus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buff-spotted Flameback
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chrysocolaptes lucidus rufopunctatus
- Chrysocolaptes lucidus montanus
- Chrysocolaptes lucidus lucidus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus lucidus
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- Mindanao, ex Sonnerat.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.89
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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