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Red-headed Flameback
Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus Sharpe, RB 1877
The red-headed flameback is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to the Philippines only being found in the region of Palawan in the islands of Balabac, mainland Palawan, Busuanga and Calamian. It is one of the most spectacular flamebacks with its bright red head and yellow-green back. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greater flameback. It is found in moist lowland forests including primary, secondary and even plantations and clearings provided there are still standing trees. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia
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Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
Genus:
Chrysocolaptes
Scientific:
Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
Classification
Order:Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
Genus:
Chrysocolaptes
Scientific:
Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
Original description
Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1877
Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London
ser.2, vol.1, pt.6 p.315 pl.46 fig.1
Protonym:
Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
Type locality:
Puerto Princesa Palawan.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90111#page/437/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CBB8E41CEC5CB773
Avibase ID:
avibase-CBB8E41C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CBB8E41C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686580
Geographic range:
- Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus: Philippines (Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga, and Calamian Islands)
Source: Clements checklist
Red-headed Flameback
Afrikaans:
Rooikopsultanspeg
Bulgarian:
Червеноглав качулат кълвач
Catalan:
Picot sultà cap-roig
Czech:
datel palawanský
Danish:
Palawan-sultanspætte
German:
Rotkopf-Sultanspecht
Esperanto:
ruĝkapa flampego
Spanish:
Pito sultán cabecirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Pito Sultán Cabecirrojo
French:
Pic à face rouge
Croatian:
crvenolica žuna
Japanese (romaji):
zuakakoganegera
Japanese:
ズアカコガネゲラ
Dutch:
Roodkopgoudrugspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Eldhovudspett
Norwegian:
Ildhodespett
Polish:
sułtan czerwonogłowy
Portuguese:
peto-de-faces-vermelhas
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-sultão-de-cabeça-vermelha
Russian:
Красноголовый дятел-султан
Slovak:
zlatoš červenohlavý
Serbian:
Crvenoglava vatroleđa žuna
Swedish:
rödhuvad sultanspett
Turkish:
Al kafalı alevsırt
Ukrainian:
дзьобак червоноголовий
Chinese:
红头金背啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紅頭金背啄木
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Red-headed Flameback ( Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Chrysocolaptes [lucidus, haematribon, xanthocephalus, erythrocephalus, strictus, guttacristatus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Rooikopsultanspeg
Bulgarian: Червеноглав качулат кълвач
Catalan: Picot sultà cap-roig
Czech: datel palawanský
Danish: Palawan-sultanspætte
German: Rotkopf-Sultanspecht
English: Red-headed Flameback
English (Avilist): Red-headed Flameback
English, HBW: Red-headed Flameback
English (IOC): Red-headed Flameback
English (United States): Red-headed Flameback
Esperanto: ruĝkapa flampego
Spanish: Pito sultán cabecirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Pito Sultán Cabecirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-headed Flameback
French: Pic à face rouge, Pic sultan (erythrocephalus)
French (Guyane): Pic à face rouge
Croatian: crvenolica žuna
Japanese (romaji): zuakakoganegera
Japanese: ズアカコガネゲラ
Scientific: Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus, Chrysocolaptes lucidus erythrocephalus
Dutch: Roodkopgoudrugspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Eldhovudspett
Norwegian: Ildhodespett
Polish: sułtan czerwonogłowy
Portuguese: peto-de-faces-vermelhas
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-sultão-de-cabeça-vermelha
Russian: Красноголовый дятел-султан
Slovak: zlatoš červenohlavý
Serbian: Crvenoglava vatroleđa žuna, Crvenoglavi vatroleđi detlić
Swedish: rödhuvad sultanspett
Turkish: Al kafalı alevsırt
Ukrainian: дзьобак червоноголовий
Chinese: 红头金背啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紅頭金背啄木
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