Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus Scientific name definitions
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (4)
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, David Christie, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Chuenchom Hansasuta
Version: 1.2 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | picot sultà gros |
| Chinese (SIM) | 大金背啄木鸟 |
| Czech | datel zlatopláštíkový |
| Dutch | Grote Goudrugspecht |
| English | Greater Flameback |
| English (United States) | Greater Flameback |
| French | Pic de Tickell |
| French (France) | Pic de Tickell |
| German | Goldmantel-Sultanspecht |
| Indonesian | Pelatuk tunggir-emas |
| Japanese | オオコガネゲラ |
| Norwegian | sultanspett |
| Polish | sułtan indochiński |
| Russian | Большой дятел-султан |
| Serbian | Velika vatroleđa žuna |
| Slovak | zlatoš indočínsky |
| Spanish | Pito Sultán Grande |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pito sultán grande |
| Swedish | större sultanspett |
| Thai | นกหัวขวานสี่นิ้วหลังทอง |
| Turkish | Büyük Alevsırt |
| Ukrainian | Дзьобак індокитайський |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy and wrote the Introduction. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. Leo Gilman revised the distribution map. Audrey Su curated the media.
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833)
PROTONYM:
Picus Guttacristatus
Tickell, 1833. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 2, p.578.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jungles of Borabhum and Dholbhum.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHRYSOCOLAPTES
- guttacristatus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Greater Flameback
