Greater Flameback Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Family : Picidae
Order : Piciformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : All kind of forests
Description : The Greater Flameback is a large woodpecker which has an erect crest and a long neck.Coloration is highly variable with unmarked golden-yellow to dark brown back and wings.The tail is black having the underparts white with dark markings.The straight pointed bill is longer than the head and the legs and feet are lead-grey along with whitish to yellow iris.The adult male greater flameback always has a red crown but the females have a varifying crown color.Juveniles are like the female but duller.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Picus viridanus
(Streak-breasted Woodpecker) -
Dinopium javanense
(Common Goldenback) -
Picoides canicapillus
(Grey‑capped Pygmy Woodpecker) -
Dinopium benghalense
(Lesser Goldenback) -
Hemicircus canente
(Heart‑spotted Woodpecker) -
Dendrocopos macei
(Fulvous‑breasted Woodpecker) -
Dinopium shorii
(Himalayan Goldenback) -
Gecinulus grantia
(Pale‑headed Woodpecker) -
Sasia ochracea
(White‑browed Piculet) -
Blythipicus pyrrhotis
(Bay Woodpecker)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source:www.en.wikipedia.org, iucnredlist.org;photo credit: Allan Hopkins (www.inaturalist.org/people/ Allan Hopkins ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Bernard BOUSQUET(www.xeno-canto.org/Bernard BOUSQUET), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source:www.en.wikipedia.org, iucnredlist.org;photo credit: Allan Hopkins (www.inaturalist.org/people/ Allan Hopkins ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Bernard BOUSQUET(www.xeno-canto.org/Bernard BOUSQUET), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.