Himalayan flameback
| Himalayan flameback | |
|---|---|
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| Himalayan flameback at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Dinopium |
| Species: | D. shorii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinopium shorii (Vigors, 1832) | |
The Himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii), also known as the Himalayan goldenback, is a species of bird in the Picidae family.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the lower-to-middle altitudes of the Himalayas. It ranges across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. A disjunct population occurs in the southern Eastern Ghats.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Dinopium shorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Abdulali,Humayun; Hussain,SA (1973). "On the occurrence of Goldenbacked Threetoed Woodpecker [Dinopium shorii (Vigors)] south of the Himalayan Range". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 70 (1): 200–201.