Malabar Flameback
Chrysocolaptes socialisKoelz, WN, 1939
English (US) Malabar Flameback
The Malabar Flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) 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.
Range: Western Ghats and coastal western IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chrysocolaptes socialis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Malabar Flameback
- Described by
- Koelz, WN, 1939
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus socialis
- Described by
- Koelz, WN, 1939
- Type locality
- Jagalbed, Bombay Presidency.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 52 p.78
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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