Also called: Greater Goldenback, Large Golden-backed Woodpecker or Malherbe's Golden-backed Woodpecker.

Scientific name: Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae

It occurs widely in tropical Asia, from the Indian subcontinent eastwards to Indonesia and the Philippines. Like other woodpeckers, the Greater Flameback uses its bill to dig out food from trees and its zygodactyl feet and stiff tail to provide support against tree trunks. The long tongue can be darted forward to extract wood-boring arthropod prey; while mainly feeding on small invertebrates, Greater Flamebacks will also drink nectar.