• Synonyms Greater Flameback [nominate], Greater Flameback (Greater), Greater Flameback [guttacristatus]
  • Old latin name for bird Picus guttacristatus

Greater Flamebackbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 2.
    Song, © Ding Li Yong
    Cambodia
  • 3.
    Call, © Rolf A. de By
    Vietnam
  • 4.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Cambodia
  • 5.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Thailand
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Vivek Puliyeri
    India
  • 7.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Cambodia
  • 8.
    Call, © Pronoy Baidya
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Greater Flameback

  • Breeding region Eurasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion se India, Himalayas e to Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas

Greater Flameback subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus andrewsiBorneo-No
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus guttacristatusc, e Himalayas and se India to s China, Thailand and Indochina-No
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus indomalayicusMalay Pen., Sumatra and w Java-No
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus sultaneusnw Himalayas-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot sultà gros
Chinese大金背啄木鸟, 大金背啄木鸟 [guttacristatus Group]
Chinese (Traditional)大金背啄木
Croatianpjegavovrata žuna
Czechdatel zlatopláštíkový
DanishYunnan-sultanspætte, Yunnan Sultanspætte
DutchGrote Goudrugspecht
FrenchPic de Tickell [guttacristatus], Pic de Tickell, Pic de Tickell (guttacristatus), Pic de Tickell [nominal]
GermanGoldmantel-Sultanspecht [guttacristatus-Gruppe], Goldmantel-Sultanspecht
Japaneseオオコガネゲラ, オオコガネゲラ (guttacristatus グループ), オオコガネゲラ(guttacristatus グループ)
Malayalamവലിയ പൊന്നി മരംകൊത്തി
Norwegiansultanspett, sultanspett (guttacristatus gr.)
Polishsułtan indochiński [gr. guttacristatus], sułtan indochiński
Portuguesepica-pau-sultão-grande, peto-sultão
RussianБольшой дятел-султан [группа guttacristatus], Большой дятел-султан, Большой султанский дятел
SerbianVelika vatroleđa žuna, Velika vatroleđa žuna (velika)
Slovakzlatoš indočínsky, zlatoš indočínsky (skup.)
SpanishPito sultán grande, Pito Sultán Grande (grupo guttacristatus)
Swedishstörre sultanspett [gruppen guttacristatus], större sultanspett
Thaiนกหัวขวานสี่นิ้วหลังทอง, นกหัวขวานสี่นิ้วหลังทอง (ตะวันออก)
TurkishBüyük Alevsırt, Büyük Alevsırt [guttacristatus grubu], Büyük alev sırtlı ağaçkakan [guttacristatus grubu]
Ukrainianдзьобак індокитайський