NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Greater flameback; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:26:41.639632+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833)
- Name authority
- (Tickell, 1833)
- Common name
- Greater Flameback
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Chrysocolaptes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- subfamilyPicinae
- genusChrysocolaptes Blyth, 1843
- speciesChrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chrysocolaptes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalus Sharpe, 1877 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Luzon FlamebackChrysocolaptes haematribon (Wagler, 1827) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandi (E. L. Layard, 1854) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Javan FlamebackChrysocolaptes strictus (Horsfield, 1821) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivus (Boddaert, 1783) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidus (Scopoli, 1786) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1145307 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7S9WF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.