Red-backed flameback
| Red-backed flameback | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Dinopium |
| Species: | D. psarodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinopium psarodes (Lichtenstein, 1793) | |
The red-backed flameback, lesser Sri Lanka flameback, or lesser crimson-backed flameback, (Dinopium psarodes) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to central and southern Sri Lanka. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-rumped flameback.
Description and ecology
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2014). "Dinopium psarodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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