Crimson-backed flameback

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

Greater Sri Lanka flameback

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

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chrysocolaptes stricklandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  • Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.

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