Crimson-backed flameback

Common flameback
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Chrysocolaptes
Species: C. stricklandi
Binomial name
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
(Layard, 1854)
Synonyms

Greater Sri Lanka flameback

The crimson-backed flameback (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found on Sri Lanka. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greater flameback.

References

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