Common flameback vs Himalayan flameback
The himalayan flameback is heavier: 101 g against 72.8 g for the common flameback, about 39% more.
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What is the difference between a common flameback and a himalayan flameback?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The himalayan flameback is heavier: 101 g against 72.8 g for the common flameback, about 39% more.
- Both belong to the genus Dinopium, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Common flameback | Himalayan flameback | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Dinopium javanense | Dinopium shorii |
| Family | Picidae | Picidae |
| Order | Piciformes | Piciformes |
| Weight | 70.3 g – 76.8 g | 101 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 10.5 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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