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Mangroves, deciduous forests, forest edges, peat swamp forests, coastal scrub, gardens and plantations. Range from lowlands to foothills. | Mangroves, deciduous forests, forest edges, peat swamp forests, coastal scrub, gardens and plantations. Range from lowlands to foothills. | ||
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Revision as of 21:48, 31 July 2016
Alternative Name: Common Goldenback
- Dinopium javanense
Identification
Size - 28-30cm (11-12in)
Golden mantle and wings, red lower back and rump, white face with two black malar strips and largely black hindneck with white sides of neck together with whitish underparts marked with blackish scales, distinctive. Throat and face tinged rufous or buff. Has three toes. Brown iris.
Male: Crown and pointed crest red
Female: Crown and crest black with whitish spots from forehead to the tip of the crest.
Similar Species
Difficult to separate from Greater Flameback (Goldenback) from lateral view, especially at a distance. Best separated by colour of iris and hindneck pattern.
Distribution
Asia: found from India to Indochina; Greater Sundas; Philippines.
Taxonomy
Spot-throated Flameback was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- D. j. malabaricum:
- In wet woodlands of western India
- D. j. intermedium:
- In Bangladesh and Assam to Burma, south-western China and Indochina
- D. j. javanense:
- D. j. exsul:
- D. j. raveni:
- On Eraban Island and adjacent north-eastern Borneo
Habitat
Mangroves, deciduous forests, forest edges, peat swamp forests, coastal scrub, gardens and plantations. Range from lowlands to foothills.
Behaviour
Very social, regularly call out to each other.
Breeding
They raise their crests, bow and swing their heads during displays. The male will feed the female during courtship. Nests in holes in trees and palms at less than 10 m above ground. Usually, the nest tree will be in a relatively open area. The clutch consists of 2 or 3 eggs.
Diet
Usually seen in pairs, largely on tree trunks and stems probing soft bark for insects and grubs. Their diet also consists of ants, larvae, cockroaches and small scorpions.
Vocalisation
Voice: a sharp rattling churrrr and several other vocalizations.
Flight call: kowp-owp-owp-owp.
Also drums, but not so loudly as Buff-spotted Flameback
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird Names (version 3.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of several species including this one
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Common Flameback. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Common_Flameback
