Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Himalayan Flameback
The Himalayan Flameback (Dinopium shorii) 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 shorii
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Himalayan Flameback
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dinopium shorii shorii
- Dinopium shorii anguste
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus Shorii
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- Himalayas.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.14 p.175
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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