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Common Flameback

Dinopium javanense (Ljungh, SI 1797)

The Common Flameback, also referred to as the Common Goldenback, is a small (28–30 cm), three-toed woodpecker in the family Picidae most distinguished by its golden back. Males and females differ in the crest colour, as males have a bright red crest while females have a black crest with white streaks. Both sexes have a white supercilium, white cheek stripe, and white throat area, all separated by stripes of black, and they have a spotted black and white underside. The bird is distinguishable from other similar golden-backed woodpeckers, such as the Greater Flameback, by its smaller bill and black nape, and from the Black-rumped Flameback by its red rump and white throat. It’s loud, high-pitched call, which resembles a series of Kow-Kowp-Rattles is incredibly similar to the Greater Flameback’s call, and is the best way to distinguish the Common Flameback from the Himalayan Flameback, which is a nearly identical bird. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Ljungh, SI 1797)

Reference:
   Kung. Sven. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 18 p.134 pl.6

Protonym:
  Picus javanensis

Type locality:
  Java.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46950189


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8A613564AA7EE087

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8A613564

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8A613564


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554150

Geographic range:

  • Dinopium javanense javanense: peninsular Thailand southward to Sumatra (including the Riau Archipelago) and western Java
  • Dinopium javanense borneonense: Borneo (except northeast)
  • Dinopium javanense raveni: Eraban Island and adjacent northeastern Borneo
  • Dinopium javanense malabaricum: wet woodland of western India
  • Dinopium javanense intermedium: Bangladesh and Assam to Myanmar, southwestern China, and Indochina
  • Dinopium javanense exsul: eastern Java and Bali
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English:
Common Flameback
Catalan:
Picot ardent oriental
Czech:
datel zlatohřbetý
Danish:
Gylden Sultanspætte
German:
Feuerrückenspecht
Spanish:
Pito culirrojo de Java
Spanish (Spain):
Pito Culirrojo de Java
Finnish:
tulitöyhtö
French:
Pic à dos rouge
Croatian:
crnorepa žuna
Hungarian:
jávai küllő
Italian:
Dorso di fiamma comune
Japanese (romaji):
zuakamiyubigera
Japanese:
ズアカミユビゲラ
Lithuanian:
Auksanugaris rytinis genys
Dutch:
Javaanse Goudrugspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gullryggspett
Norwegian:
Gullryggspett
Polish:
sułtanik czerwonorzytny
Portuguese:
peto-de-rabadilha-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-incandescente-comum
Russian:
Огненоспинный дятел-султан
Slovak:
mravcožlna ohnivá
Swedish:
guldryggig flamspett
Ukrainian:
Дзьобак золотоспинний
Chinese:
金背三趾啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
金背三趾啄木


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Dinopium [javanense or everetti] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Bengali: পাতি কাঠঠোকরা, ঩াচত কাঠমঠাকযা
Bengali (transliteration): pāti kāṭhaṭhōkarā
Catalan: Picot ardent oriental, Picot de dors vermell
Czech: datel zlatohřbetý
Danish: Gylden Sultanspætte
German: Feuerrückenspecht
English: Common Flameback, Common flame-backed woodpecker, Common Gold-backed Woodpecker, Golden-backed Three-toed Woodpecker, Golden-backed Woodpecker
English, HBW: Common Flameback
English (India): Common Flameback (Goldenbacked Three-toed Woodpecker)
English (IOC): Common Flameback
English (United States): Common Flameback
Esperanto: Komuna fajrdorsulo
Spanish: Pito Culirrojo, Pito culirrojo de Java
Spanish (Spain): Pito Culirrojo de Java
Spanish (HBW): Common Flameback
Estonian: tuliselg-sultanrähn
Finnish: tulitöyhtö
French: Pic à dos rouge, Pic à dos rouge (javanense)
Croatian: crnorepa žuna
Hungarian: jávai küllő
Indonesian: Burung Pelatuk Besi, Pelatuk besi
Italian: Dorso di fiamma comune
Japanese (romaji): zu-aka mi-yubi gera, zuakamiyubigera
Japanese: ズアカミユビゲラ
Japanese (Kanji): 頭赤三趾啄木鳥
Scientific: Dinopium , Dinopium javanense, Dinopium javanense javanense, Picus javanensis
Lithuanian: Auksanugaris rytinis genys
Malayalam: ത്രിയംഗുലി മരംകൊത്തി, ത്രിയംഗുലി  മരംകൊത്തി 
Malay: Burung Belatok Pinang Muda, Burung Belatuk Emas, Burung Belatuk Pinang Kecil, Burung Belatuk Pinang Muda
Dutch: Javaanse Goudrugspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gullryggspett
Norwegian: Gullryggspett
Polish: sułtanik czerwonorzytny
Pinyin: jīn-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo
Portuguese: peto-de-rabadilha-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-incandescente-comum
Russian: Золотоспинный индо-малайский дятел, Огненоспинный дятел-султан
Slovak: mravcožlna ohnivá, zlatoš ohnivý
Swedish: Guldryggad sultanspett, guldryggig flamspett, guldryggig sultanspett
Tamil: Merkathia Ponmudhugu Maram kothi
Thai: นกหัวขวานสามนิ้วหลังทอง
Thai (Transliteration): nók hŭa-kʰwăan săam-níw lăŋ-tʰoaaŋ
Turkish: Alevsırt
Ukrainian: Дзьобак золотоспинний
Vietnamese: Chim Gõ kiến vàng nhỏ, Gõ kiến vàng nhỏ
Chinese: 金背三趾啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 金背三趾啄木, 金背三趾啄木鳥

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