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Malabar Flameback

Chrysocolaptes socialis
Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Codes
grefla4, GRFL, MAFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers (Picidae)
SpeciesChrysocolaptes socialis
Codesgrefla4, GRFL, MAFL
Identification

The Malabar Flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) 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 grefla4 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Orinoco Piculet
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Malabar Flameback photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Chrysocolaptes socialis

Family: Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: grefla4