Malabar flameback explained

The Malabar flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IOC World Bird List 12.1. en-US. 10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1. 246050277. free .
  2. Book: Rasmussen . Pamela C. . Pamela C. Rasmussen . Anderton . John C. . 2012 . Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide . 2: Attributes and Status . 2nd . Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Lynx Edicions . Washington D.C. and Barcelona . 978-84-96553-87-3 .
  3. Abhirami. C. . Niranjana . C. . Praveen . J. . 2021 . An analysis of Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus vocalisations and their taxonomic and biogeographic implications . Indian Birds. 17. 5. 129–134.

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