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[[Image:Greater_Flameback.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of a male by cskhaw<br>Photographed:  Malaysia]]
 
 
'''Alternative names: Greater Goldenback; Greater Flame-backed Woodpecker'''
 
'''Alternative names: Greater Goldenback; Greater Flame-backed Woodpecker'''
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;[[:Category:Chrysocolaptes|Chrysocolaptes]] lucidus
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[[Image:greater_flameback_2_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies : Male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Nainital, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 19 October 2018 <!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]]
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==Description==
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;[[Category:Chrysocolaptes]] [[:Category:Chrysocolaptes|Chrysocolaptes]] guttacristatus
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Size-33cm; ''' MALE'''-Red Crest. ''' Female '''-Black Crest with white spots.
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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From [[Common Flameback]] by LARGE SIZE, largely white hindneck with black sides of neck, ''' YELLOW IRIS ''', longer and more robust bill and thin black malar stripes separated by small white patch. Crest more shaggy and less pointed. 
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Size-33cm<br />
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*Crest red in male, black with white spots in female
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*Side of head white with prominent black stripe through eye continuing down neck, and a second narrow black stripe below
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*Nape and wing coverts golden brown to golden yellow depending on light
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*Flight feathers blackish with white bars
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*Lower back and rump red
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*Tail black
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*Underside white scalloped blackish
  
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====Similar Species====
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From [[Common Flameback]] by large size, largely white hindneck with black sides of neck, yellow iris, longer and more robust bill and thin black malar stripes separated by small white patch. Crest more shaggy and less pointed. 
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From the formerly [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] [[Malabar Flameback]] mostly on non-overlapping range and voice differences.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Indian subcontinent through S.E. [[Asia]] to [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Bali]], and the [[Philippines]].
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Indian subcontinent (except western edge) through southeast [[Asia]] to [[Sumatra]], parts of [[Java]] and [[Borneo]].
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[[Image:greater_flameback_3_alok.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies : Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Nainital, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 19 October 2018]]
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==Taxonomy==
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[[Luzon Flameback]], [[Yellow-faced Flameback]], [[Red-headed Flameback]], [[Javan Flameback]], [[Buff-spotted Flameback]] (keeping the old scientific name ''lucidus''), [[Crimson-backed Flameback]] and [[Malabar Flameback]] were formerly included in this species.
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====Subspecies====
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Clements recognizes these subspecies[[#References|[1]]]:
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* ''C. g. sultaneus'': [[Himalayas]] foothills in northwestern [[India]] and western [[Nepal]]
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* ''C. g. guttacristatus'': foothills in east central [[Nepal]] east to southern [[China]] (Yunnan) and south to Bangladesh, eastern [[India]] (south to southeastern Madhya Pradesh and northern Andhra Pradesh), [[Thailand]] and [[Indochina]]
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* ''C. g. indomalayicus'': peninsular [[Malaysia]], [[Sumatra]] and west and central Java
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* ''C. g. andrewsi'': northeast [[Borneo]]
  
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==Taxonomy==
 
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Many subspecies has been described for this species. <br />
 
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[[Crimson-backed Flameback]] was formerly included in this species.
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Forests.
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Forests including both evergreen and broad-leaved forest, old plantations, riparian areas and mangrove. Some large trees including dead trees are necessary.
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==Behaviour==
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[[Image:Greater_Flameback.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''C. g. indomalayicus'' : Male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|cskhaw|cskhaw}}<br />[[Malaysia]], October 2003]]
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Frequents the canopy and middle story. Usually in small noisy groups up to ten, even at nest. Sometimes solitary.
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Searching for food includes both hammering and probing, as well as more rarely hawking for flying, swarming insects.
  
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==Behaviour==
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===Vocalisation===  
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Frequents the canopy and middle story. Usualy in small noisy groups up to ten, even at nest. Sometimes solitary.
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A distinct series of sharp notes, di-di-di-di-di-di-.. reminiscent of large cicada.<br />
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Flight call similar to to [[Common Flameback]].<br />
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{{ Audio|greater_flameback_call_alok.mp3 }}
  
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===Voice===  
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
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A distinct series of sharp notes, di-di-di-di-di-di-.. reminiscent of large cicada. Flight call similar to to Common Flameback.
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Sat Tal, Alt 5500 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], April-2017<br />
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Inflight call in late evening. There is initial, brief overlap call by a Great Barbet.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, D. A. Christie, P. F. D. Boesman, and C. Hansasuta (2023). Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), version 1.2. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grefla1.01.2
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
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Latest revision as of 01:06, 30 June 2024

Alternative names: Greater Goldenback; Greater Flame-backed Woodpecker

Nominate subspecies : Male
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Nainital, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 19 October 2018
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Identification

Size-33cm

  • Crest red in male, black with white spots in female
  • Side of head white with prominent black stripe through eye continuing down neck, and a second narrow black stripe below
  • Nape and wing coverts golden brown to golden yellow depending on light
  • Flight feathers blackish with white bars
  • Lower back and rump red
  • Tail black
  • Underside white scalloped blackish

Similar Species

From Common Flameback by large size, largely white hindneck with black sides of neck, yellow iris, longer and more robust bill and thin black malar stripes separated by small white patch. Crest more shaggy and less pointed.

From the formerly conspecific Malabar Flameback mostly on non-overlapping range and voice differences.

Distribution

Indian subcontinent (except western edge) through southeast Asia to Sumatra, parts of Java and Borneo.

Nominate subspecies : Female
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Nainital, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 19 October 2018

Taxonomy

Luzon Flameback, Yellow-faced Flameback, Red-headed Flameback, Javan Flameback, Buff-spotted Flameback (keeping the old scientific name lucidus), Crimson-backed Flameback and Malabar Flameback were formerly included in this species.

Subspecies

Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:

  • C. g. sultaneus: Himalayas foothills in northwestern India and western Nepal
  • C. g. guttacristatus: foothills in east central Nepal east to southern China (Yunnan) and south to Bangladesh, eastern India (south to southeastern Madhya Pradesh and northern Andhra Pradesh), Thailand and Indochina
  • C. g. indomalayicus: peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and west and central Java
  • C. g. andrewsi: northeast Borneo

Habitat

Forests including both evergreen and broad-leaved forest, old plantations, riparian areas and mangrove. Some large trees including dead trees are necessary.

Behaviour

Subspecies C. g. indomalayicus : Male
Photo © by cskhaw
Malaysia, October 2003

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

Searching for food includes both hammering and probing, as well as more rarely hawking for flying, swarming insects.

Vocalisation

A distinct series of sharp notes, di-di-di-di-di-di-.. reminiscent of large cicada.
Flight call similar to to Common Flameback.

Recording by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal, Alt 5500 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2017
Inflight call in late evening. There is initial, brief overlap call by a Great Barbet.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, D. A. Christie, P. F. D. Boesman, and C. Hansasuta (2023). Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), version 1.2. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grefla1.01.2

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