Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Himalayan Flameback (Dinopium shorii) - HBW 7, p. 545
French: Pic de Shore
German: Himalaya-Feuerrückenspecht
Spanish: Pito de Shore
Other common names: Himalayan Goldenback, Himalayan/Three-toed Golden-backed Woodpecker
Taxonomy: Picus Shorii Vigors, 1832, Himalayas.
Forms a superspecies with D. javanense. Races weakly differentiated. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- shorii (Vigors, 1832) - N India (Haryana) E through lowlands and S foothills of Himalayas to Nagaland and N Bangladesh; possibly still in peninsular hills (Eastern Ghats).
- anguste Ripley, 1950 - W Myanmar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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a bird climbing up a tree Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp shorii)
Eldert Groenewoud 20 October 2009 3 years ago 36 sec 3.5 -
A pair creeping and pecking on a tree Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp shorii)
Guus van Duin 5 January 2006 5 years ago 35 sec 2.8
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Adult taking off from the treetop
Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp shorii)
Eldert Groenewoud 20 October 2009 3 years ago 2.7 -
A bad view
Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Guy Poisson 14 November 2006 2 years ago 1.7
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