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Greater flameback

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 166 g to 211 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the greater flameback

Weight
166 g – 211 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the greater flameback live?

Not recorded

What is the greater flameback?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), also known as the greater goldenback or large golden-backed woodpecker, is a woodpecker species. It occurs widely in the northern Indian subcontinent, eastwards to southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, western and central Java and northeast Borneo.

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What does the greater flameback sound like?

L. Shyamal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the greater flameback endangered?

The greater flameback is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the greater flameback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusChrysocolaptes
  7. SpeciesChrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833)

Synonyms Picus guttacristatus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • picot sultà grosCatalan
  • datel zlatopláštíkovýCzech
  • Yunnan SultanspætteDanish
  • Yunnan-sultanspætteDanish
  • Großer SultanspechtGerman
  • Goldmantel-SultanspechtGerman
  • GoldmantelsultanspechtGerman
  • granda flampegoEsperanto
  • Pito sultán grandeSpanish
  • پشتآتشی مهترPersian
  • Pic de TickellFrench
  • Pic à dos cramoisiFrench
  • pjegavovrata žunaCroatian
  • オオコガネゲラJapanese
  • Indokininis sultoninis genysLithuanian
  • വലിയ പൊന്നി മരംകൊത്തിMalayalam
  • Grote GoudrugspechtDutch
  • sultanspettNorwegian
  • sułtan indochińskiPolish
  • peto-sultãoPortuguese
  • pica-pau-sultão-grandePortuguese
  • Большой дятел-султанRussian
  • Большой султанский дятелRussian
  • ලේපිට මහ-කෑරලාSinhala
  • zlatoš indočínskySlovak
  • Velika vatroleđa žunaSerbian
  • större sultanspettSwedish
  • பெரிய பொன்முதுகு மரங்கொத்திTamil
  • นกหัวขวานสี่นิ้วหลังทองThai
  • Büyük AlevsırtTurkish
  • дзьобак індокитайськийUkrainian
  • 大金背啄木Chinese
  • 大金背啄木鳥Chinese
  • 大金背啄木鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the greater flameback

Other species in the same genus Chrysocolaptes.

LC, Least Concern

Luzon flameback

Chrysocolaptes haematribon

PicidaeNo free photo yet

NT, Near Threatened

Javan flameback

Chrysocolaptes strictus

PicidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the greater flameback?

An adult greater flameback weighs 166 g – 211 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the greater flameback endangered?

The greater flameback is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the greater flameback?

The greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{greater_flameback_2026,
  title = {Greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/greater-flameback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}