Crimson-backed flameback

Crimson-backed flameback

Greater sri lanka flameback

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Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

The crimson-backed flameback or greater Sri Lanka flameback (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi ) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka.

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The crimson-backed flameback and the greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus ) were both formerly considered as subspecies of the buff-spotted flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus ).

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References

1. Crimson-backed flameback Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson-backed_flameback
2. Crimson-backed flameback on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22726554/94925144
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/619769

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