Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black-rumped Flameback
The Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) 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
- Dinopium benghalense
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-rumped Flameback
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Dinopium benghalense benghalense
- Dinopium benghalense dilutum
- Dinopium benghalense tehminae
- Dinopium benghalense puncticolle
- Dinopium benghalense jaffnense
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus benghalensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Bengal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.113
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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