Yellow-faced flameback

The yellow-faced flameback (Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found on the Philippine islands of Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Masbate, and Ticao. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greater flameback.

Yellow-faced flameback
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Chrysocolaptes
Species:
C. xanthocephalus
Binomial name
Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus
(Walden & Layard, 1872)
     distribution

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Collar, N.J. 2011. Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Forktail number 27: 29–38.

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