Listen to the greater flameback
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About the greater flameback
The greater flameback is a bird in the family Picidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the greater flameback sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as kerala. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
More from the family Picidae
Great spotted woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Black woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
Eurasian wryneck
Jynx torquilla
European green woodpecker
Picus viridis
Lesser spotted woodpecker
Dryobates minor
Grey-headed woodpecker
Picus canus
Eurasian three-toed woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
Northern flicker
Colaptes auratus
Pileated woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Black-rumped flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Red-headed woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Acorn woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Frequently asked questions
What does a greater flameback sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the greater flameback on this page, including its kerala. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the greater flameback endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the greater flameback as “least concern”.
What family does the greater flameback belong to?
The greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus, Kerala by L. Shyamal – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q15213904 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Greater flameback – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) – CC BY-SA 3.0