The Malabar flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.[1]
Malabar flameback | |
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Male in Kerala | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Chrysocolaptes |
Species: | C. socialis |
Binomial name | |
Chrysocolaptes socialis Koelz, 1939 | |
Synonyms | |
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus socialis |
It was previously considered a subspecies of the greater flameback (C. guttacristatus), but was split as a distinct species by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022 based on a 2021 study noting differences in plumage and vocalizations between both species.[1][2][3]
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