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
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 ID:
8A613564AA7EE087
Avibase ID:
avibase-8A613564
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8A613564
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554150
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 2] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Flameback ( Dinopium javanense) [version 1] |
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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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