Yellow-faced Flameback - BirdForum Opus

Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus

Identification

28–30 cm (11-11¾ in)
Male

• Red crest and crown

Distribution

Endemic to the Philippines (Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Masbate and Ticao)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)

Habitat

Lowland forests and plantations with some large trees.

Behaviour

Frequents the canopy and middle story. Usually in small noisy groups up to ten, even at nest. Sometimes solitary.

Diet

There is little published information, but they are thought to include ants and beetles in their diet.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-faced Flameback. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-faced_Flameback

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