Red-headed Flameback

When to see the Red-headed Flameback

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Red-headed Flameback

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Red-headed Flameback

The red-headed flameback is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to the Philippines only being found in the region of Palawan in the islands of Balabac, mainland Palawan, Busuanga and Calamian. It is one of the most spectacular flamebacks with its bright red head and yellow-green back. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greater flameback. It is found in moist lowland forests including primary, secondary and even plantations and clearings provided there are still standing trees. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Easily confused with

Javan FlamebackChrysocolaptes strictusThe Javan flameback is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Yellow-faced FlamebackChrysocolaptes xanthocephalusThey exhibit sexual dimorphism in which males have red crests and the females have yellow crests. Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusThe buff-spotted flameback is a species of bird in the family Picidae.