Red-headed flameback
| Buff-spotted flameback | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Chrysocolaptes |
| Species: | C. erythrocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus (Sharpe, 1877) | |
The red-headed flameback (Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found on the Philippine islands of Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga and Calamian. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greater flameback.
References
- Collar, N.J. 2011. Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Forktail number 27: 29-38.
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