Javan flameback vs Luzon flameback
The javan flameback is heavier: 142 g against 130 g for the luzon flameback, about 9% more.
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What is the difference between a javan flameback and a luzon flameback?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The javan flameback is heavier: 142 g against 130 g for the luzon flameback, about 9% more.
- Both belong to the genus Chrysocolaptes, so they are close relatives.
- The javan flameback is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the luzon flameback is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Javan flameback | Luzon flameback | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Chrysocolaptes strictus | Chrysocolaptes haematribon |
| Family | Picidae | Picidae |
| Order | Piciformes | Piciformes |
| Weight | 142 g – 211 g | 130 g – 211 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | woodland |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | 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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