Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Summary 3
The Common Flameback or Common Goldenback (Dinopium javanense) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Spot-throated Flameback is sometimes considered a subspecies.
It is a common breeding resident in Singapore.
It inhabits wooded areas.
It has golden upperparts, a red back, black-scaled underparts and black stripes on face. The male has a red crown, while the female has a black crown.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tan Kok Hui
- (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips04?authkey=Gv1sRgCJDz5oS70oSHbg#5799012534237683618
- Adapted by Tan Kok Hui from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinopium_javanense
