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Luzon flameback vs Red-headed flameback

The red-headed flameback is heavier: 142 g against 130 g for the luzon flameback, about 9% more.

Luzon flameback (Chrysocolaptes haematribon)
Luzon flameback LCLeast Concern
Photo: Adolph Fries · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Red-headed flameback (Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus)
Red-headed flameback NTNear Threatened
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a luzon flameback and a red-headed flameback?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The red-headed 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 luzon flameback is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the red-headed flameback is Near Threatened.

Side by side

Luzon flamebackRed-headed flameback
Scientific nameChrysocolaptes haematribonChrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
FamilyPicidaePicidae
OrderPiciformesPiciformes
Weight130 g – 211 g142 g – 211 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatwoodlandwoodland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernNear Threatened
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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