Yellow-faced Flameback

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Yellow-faced Flameback (<em>Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus</em>) is a species of Woodpeckers (<em>Picidae</em>) in the order Woodpeckers and Allies.

Overview

Yellow-faced Flameback (Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus) is a species of Woodpeckers (Picidae) in the order Woodpeckers and Allies.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Chrysocolaptes; binomial: Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus; authority: Walden & Layard, EL, 1872.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus is split from Buff-spotted [Greater] Flameback C. lucidus.

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