yellidespecies of India

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Greater Flameback

Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2025, decreasing). Open records in 26 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Birds.

Birds of Himachal Pradesh · Birds of Uttarakhand · Birds of Haryana · Birds of Uttar Pradesh · Birds of Bihar · Birds of Sikkim · Birds of Arunachal Pradesh · Birds of Nagaland · Birds of Manipur · Birds of Mizoram · Birds of Tripura · Birds of Meghalaya · Birds of Assam · Birds of West Bengal · Birds of Jharkhand · Birds of Odisha · Birds of Chhattisgarh · Birds of Madhya Pradesh · Birds of Gujarat · Birds of Maharashtra · Birds of Andhra Pradesh · Birds of Karnataka · Birds of Goa · Birds of Kerala · Birds of Tamil Nadu · Birds of Telangana

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