Crimson-backed Flameback

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q3382432
Crimson-backed Flameback
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Crimson-backed Flameback

Summary

Crimson-backed Flameback is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crimson-backed Flameback's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback belongs to the parent taxon Chrysocolaptes[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Crimson-backed Flameback is Chrysocolaptes stricklandi[7].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback's Commons category is recorded as Chrysocolaptes stricklandi[8].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. stricklandi'}[9].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crimson-backed Flameback'}[10].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ceylonsultanspecht'}[11].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pito sultán de Ceilán'}[12].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'picot sultà de Sri Lanka'}[13].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Karminryggspett'}[14].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sri Lanka-sultanspætte'}[15].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'sułtan szkarłatny'}[16].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'zlatoš cejlónsky'}[17].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'rödryggig sultanspett'}[18].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ceylonese Goudrugspecht'}[19].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pic de Ceylan'}[20].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Crimson-backed Flameback'}[21].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Sri Lanka Flameback'}[22].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'cejlonska žuna'}[23].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'pica-pau-sultão-do-ceilão'}[24].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'peto-cingalês'}[25].
  • Crimson-backed Flameback's different from is recorded as Red-backed Flameback[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Crimson-backed Flameback is Chrysocolaptes stricklandi[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Chrysocolaptes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ceylonsultanspecht'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pito sultán de Ceilán'}[12], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'picot sultà de Sri Lanka'}[13], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Karminryggspett'}[14], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sri Lanka-sultanspætte'}[15].

Identifiers

Crimson-backed Flameback's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144686[27]. Crimson-backed Flameback's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6085468[28]. Crimson-backed Flameback's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1145308[29].

Why It Matters

Crimson-backed Flameback ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . avesdomundo.info. Retrieved . avesdomundo.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . ec.europa.eu. Retrieved . ec.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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