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Himalayan Flameback

Dinopium shorii (Vigors, NA 1831)

The Himalayan flameback, also known as the Himalayan goldenback, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. At the moment very little is known of this species and more fieldwork is required. The Himalayan flameback is not threatened but it is suspected that deforestation could severely affect the species population. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Dinopium
Scientific:
  Dinopium shorii

Original description

Citation:
  (Vigors, NA 1831)

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London Part 1 no.14 p.175

Protonym:
  Picus Shorii

Type locality:
  Himalayas.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861585

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  732BAF36BCF78B9D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-732BAF36

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/732BAF36

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554149

Geographic range:

  • Dinopium shorii shorii: Himalayas (northwestern India to northern Bangladesh); western India (Western Ghats)
  • Dinopium shorii anguste: western Myanmar and adjacent northeastern India (Assam)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Himalayan Flameback
Catalan:
Picot ardent de l'Himàlaia
Czech:
datel himálajský
Danish:
Himalayasultanspætte
German:
Himalaja-Feuerrückenspecht
Spanish:
Pito de Shore
Spanish (Spain):
Pito de Shore
Finnish:
isotulitöyhtö
French:
Pic de Shore
Croatian:
plamenoleđa žuna
Italian:
Dorso di fiamma dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji):
himarayazuakamiyubigera
Japanese:
ヒマラヤズアカミユビゲラ
Lithuanian:
Himalajinis rytinis genys
Dutch:
Himalayagoudrugspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Flammespett
Norwegian:
Flammespett
Polish:
sułtanik himalajski
Portuguese:
peto-do-himalaia
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-incandescente-dos-himalaias
Russian:
Гималайский дятел-султан
Slovak:
mravcožlna hnedofúza
Swedish:
himalayaflamspett
Ukrainian:
Дзьобак гімалайський
Chinese:
喜山金背啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
喜瑪拉雅金背三趾啄木

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pic de Shore ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic de Shore ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Himalayan Gold-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Himalayan Gold-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Himalayan Goldenback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Dinopium shorii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Dinopium shorii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Dinopium shorii [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Himalayan Flameback ( Dinopium shorii) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dinopium shorii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dinopium shorii [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: চ঴ভারয়ী কাঠমঠাকযা , হিমালয়ী কাঠঠোকরা
Bengali (transliteration): himālaẏī kāṭhaṭhōkarā
Catalan: Picot ardent de l'Himàlaia, Picot de Shore
Czech: datel himálajský, Datel horský
Danish: Himalayasultanspætte
German: Braunhalsspecht, Himalaja-Feuerrückenspecht, Himalaya Feuerrücken-Specht, Himalaya-Feuerrückenspecht
English: Golden-backed Three-toed Woodpecker, Himalayan Flameback, Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker, Himalayan Gold-backed Woodpecker, Himalayan Golden Back, Himalayan Goldenback, Himalayan Golden-backed Woodpecker, Indian Golden-backed Three-toed Woo, Three-toed Goldenback
English, HBW: Himalayan Flameback
English (IOC): Himalayan Flameback
English (United States): Himalayan Flameback
Esperanto: Himalaja fajrdorsulo
Spanish: Pico Lomo Dorado del Himalaya, Pito de Shore
Spanish (Spain): Pito de Shore
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Flameback
Estonian: bengali sultanrähn
Finnish: isotulitöyhtö, Veriselkätikka
French: Pic de Shore
Croatian: plamenoleđa žuna
Italian: Dorso di fiamma dell'Himalaya, Dorso di fuoco dell'Himalaya, Picchio dorsodorato dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji): himarayazuakamiyubigera
Japanese: ヒマラヤズアカミユビゲラ
Scientific: Dinopium shorii, Dinopium shorii shorii, Picus Shorii
Lithuanian: Himalajinis rytinis genys
Nepali: तीनआÄले लाहा“चे
Dutch: Himalaja-goudrugspecht, Himalayagoudrugspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Flammespett
Norwegian: Flammespett
Polish: sultan himalajski, sułtan himalajski, sułtanik himalajski
Portuguese: peto-do-himalaia
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-incandescente-dos-himalaias
Russian: Гималайский дятел-султан, Гималайский индо-малайский дятел
Slovak: mravcožlna hnedofúza, zlatoš hnedofúzy
Swedish: himalayaflamspett, Himalayasultanspett
Turkish: Himalaya alevsırtı
Ukrainian: Дзьобак гімалайський
Chinese: 喜山三趾啄木鸟, 喜山金背三趾啄木鸟, 喜山金背啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 喜瑪拉雅金背三趾啄木

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