Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense(Ljungh, SI, 1797)
English (US) Common Flameback
The Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) 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 javanense
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Flameback
- Described by
- (Ljungh, SI, 1797)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Dinopium javanense malabaricum
- Dinopium javanense intermedium
- Dinopium javanense javanense
- Dinopium javanense borneonense
- Dinopium javanense raveni
- Dinopium javanense exsul
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus javanensis
- Described by
- (Ljungh, SI, 1797)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 18 p.134 pl.6
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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