Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicInvertebratesWoodlandMedium · 142 g
About the Javan Flameback
The Javan flameback is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found on Java, Bali and Kangean Islands. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greater flameback.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-faced FlamebackChrysocolaptes xanthocephalusThey exhibit sexual dimorphism in which males have red crests and the females have yellow crests.
Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalusThe red-headed flameback is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusThe buff-spotted flameback is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
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