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Difficult to separate from [[Greater Flameback]] (Goldenback) from lateral view, especially at a distance. Best separated by colour of IRIS and hindneck pattern. | Difficult to separate from [[Greater Flameback]] (Goldenback) from lateral view, especially at a distance. Best separated by colour of IRIS and hindneck pattern. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[India]] to [[Indochina]]; [[Greater Sundas]]; [[Philippines]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Dinopium javanense (Ljungh, 1797). Belongs to the Picidae family. | Dinopium javanense (Ljungh, 1797). Belongs to the Picidae family. | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 22 July 2008
- Dinopium javanense
Also known as: Common Goldenback
Description
Size - 30cm (12in) Golden mantle and wings, red lower back and rump, white face with two black malar strips and largely black hindneck with white sides of neck together with whitish underparts marked with blackish scales, distinctive. Throat and face tinged rufous or buff. Has three toes. IRIS BROWN
Male - Crown and pointed crest red (in picture). Female - Crown and crest black with whitish spots from forehead to the tip of the crest.
Identification
Difficult to separate from Greater Flameback (Goldenback) from lateral view, especially at a distance. Best separated by colour of IRIS and hindneck pattern.
Distribution
India to Indochina; Greater Sundas; Philippines.
Taxonomy
Dinopium javanense (Ljungh, 1797). Belongs to the Picidae family.
Habitat
Mangroves, forest edges, peat swamp forests, coastal scrub and plantations.
Behaviour
Usually seen in pairs, largely on tree trunks and stems probing soft bark for insects and grubs. Very social, regularly call out to each other.
Voice: a sharp churrrr and klek-klek in flight
