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Greater Flameback

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Codes
grefla1, GRFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers (Picidae)
SpeciesChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Codesgrefla1, GRFL
Identification

The Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) is a member of the Woodpeckers family within the order Piciformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grefla1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Greater Flameback photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Family: Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: grefla1