Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus) - HBW 7, p. 546
French: Pic sultan
German: Sultanspecht
Spanish: Pito Sultán
Other common names: Greater Goldenback, Greater/Large Golden-backed Woodpecker; Crimson-backed Woodpecker (guttacristatus)
Taxonomy: Picus lucidus Scopoli, 1786, Mindanao, Philippines.
Exhibits considerable individual variation and, in particular, extreme geographical variation in plumage, especially in E of range; appreciable size variation also exists, being largest in N & W. Race guttacristatus has sometimes been treated as separate species, as also has strictus. Further research may reveal that some of the more distinctive taxa, especially those isolated on islands, have evolved into full species, but present knowledge insufficient to enable accurate assessment; DNA analysis and detailed study of vocalizations and ecology required. Proposed races su.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Picus lucidus Scopoli, 1786, Mindanao, Philippines.
Exhibits considerable individual variation and, in particular, extreme geographical variation in plumage, especially in E of range; appreciable size variation also exists, being largest in N & W. Race guttacristatus has sometimes been treated as separate species, as also has strictus. Further research may reveal that some of the more distinctive taxa, especially those isolated on islands, have evolved into full species, but present knowledge insufficient to enable accurate assessment; DNA analysis and detailed study of vocalizations and ecology required. Proposed races sultaneus (N India, Nepal), grandis (Polillo, in Philippines) and maculiceps (Basilan, in Philippines) considered too poorly differentiated to warrant recognition. Thirteen subspecies recognized.
Exhibits considerable individual variation and, in particular, extreme geographical variation in plumage, especially in E of range; appreciable size variation also exists, being largest in N & W. Race guttacristatus has sometimes been treated as separate species, as also has strictus. Further research may reveal that some of the more distinctive taxa, especially those isolated on islands, have evolved into full species, but present knowledge insufficient to enable accurate assessment; DNA analysis and detailed study of vocalizations and ecology required. Proposed races sultaneus (N India, Nepal), grandis (Polillo, in Philippines) and maculiceps (Basilan, in Philippines) considered too poorly differentiated to warrant recognition. Thirteen subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- socialis Koelz, 1939 - W coast of India.
- guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833) - NW India and Nepal E to S China (Yunnan) and S to Thailand and Indochina.
- stricklandi (E. L. Layard, 1854) - Sri Lanka.
- socialis Koelz, 1939 - W coast of India.
- guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833) - NW India and Nepal E to S China (Yunnan) and S to Thailand and Indochina.
- stricklandi (E. L. Layard, 1854) - Sri Lanka.
- chersonesus Kloss, 1918 - Peninsular Malaysia S to Sumatra and W Java.
- andrewsi Amadon, 1943 - NE Borneo (from around Sandakan to Sebatik I).
- strictus (Horsfield, 1821) - E Java.
- kangeanensis Hoogerwerf, 1963 - coastal E Java, Bali and Kangean Is.
- haematribon (Wagler, 1827) - N Philippines (Luzon, Polillo, Marinduque and Catanduanes).
- erythrocephalus Sharpe, 1877 - Balabac, Palawan and Calamian Group.
- xanthocephalus Walden & E. L. Layard, 1872 - Ticao, Masbate, Panay, Guimaras and Negros.
- rufopunctatus Hargitt, 1889 - Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Calicoan, Bohol and Panaon.
- lucidus (Scopoli, 1786) - Basilan and W Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula).
- montanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1905 - Mindanao (except W) and Samal.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male entering in the nest and throwing out pieces of wood. Locality Tanjung Piai National Park, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chersonesus)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2010 3 years ago 44 sec 4.5 -
A male pecking on a trunk. Locality Tanjung Piai National Park, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chersonesus)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2010 3 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
A male looking around in a tree trunk. Locality Tanjung Piai National Park, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chersonesus)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2010 3 years ago 48 sec 4.5 -
A male clinging on a trunk, with it's crest raised. Locality Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp indomalayicus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 4 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
A female pecking on a trunk, with a brief view of its red rump Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp guttacristatus)
Stefan Behrens 30 November 2005 5 years ago 23 sec 4.4 -
A dorsal view of a male on a tree trunk Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp guttacristatus)
Stefan Behrens 30 November 2005 5 years ago 41 sec 4.3
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A female bird on a coconut tree trunk...
Locality Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Soumyadeep Chatterjee 97 19 February 2012 1 year ago 4.4 -
A male bird clambering up a Blue Gum tree
Locality Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp socialis)
vasanthan.p.j 28 April 2010 3 years ago 4.3 -
A male in a tree trunk.
Locality Tanjung Piai National Park, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chersonesus)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2010 3 years ago 4.2 -
on tree
Locality Molem, Goa, India (ssp socialis)
Lior Kislev 2 February 2011 2 years ago 4.2 -
adult female
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 17 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.9 -
A female
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 2 December 2011 1 year ago 3.7
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2 noisy woodpeckers displaying Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
(ssp guttacristatus)
Niels Poul Dreyer 3 years ago 4
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