Malabar flameback

The Malabar flameback is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
It was previously considered a subspecies of the greater flameback, but was split as a distinct species by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022 based on a 2021 study noting differences in plumage and vocalizations between both species.
File:GreaterFlameback.jpg|right|thumb|Female Western Ghats Malabar flameback at Sirsi, Karnataka
File:Chrysocolaptes gutticristatus.jpg|thumb|right|Head pattern of Western Ghats Malabar flameback : The thin and divided black "moustache" can be used to distinguish it from similar Dinopium flamebacks.