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About the Malabar Flameback
The Malabar flameback is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatusThe greater flameback is a large woodpecker, at 33 cm in length.
White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusThe white-naped woodpecker is a large species at 29 cm (11 in) in length.
Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandiThe crimson-backed flameback or greater Sri Lanka flameback is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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