▁of ▁the ▁tax a ▁involved . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁This ▁fl ame back ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁divers ity ▁of ▁rather ▁open ▁forest ▁habitat , ▁such ▁as ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁H imal ay as ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Gh ats ; ▁it ▁also ▁inhab its ▁mang ro ve ▁forest . ▁It ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁well - ada pt ed ▁to ▁particular ▁forest ▁types , ▁while ▁the ▁similar - looking ▁common ▁fl ame back ▁( D in op ium ▁jav an ense ) ▁is ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁general ist ; ▁thus , ▁depending ▁on ▁what ▁for ests ▁pre dom inate ▁in ▁a ▁region , ▁C . ▁luc id us ▁may ▁be ▁more ▁( e . g . ▁in ▁Th ailand ) ▁or ▁less ▁common ▁( e . g . ▁in ▁pen ins ular ▁Malays ia ) ▁than ▁D . ▁jav an ense . ▁In ▁Malays ian ▁mang ro ve ▁forest ▁for ▁example , ▁the ▁greater ▁fl ame back ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁prefer ▁tall ▁Av ic enn ia ▁al ba ▁for ▁for aging , ▁while ▁the ▁common ▁fl ame back ▁rather ▁ind isc rimin ately ▁util izes ▁that ▁species ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Bru gu iera ▁par v if l ora ▁and ▁Son ner atia ▁al ba . ▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁wood pe ck ers , ▁the ▁greater ▁fl ame back ▁uses ▁its ▁bill ▁to ▁dig ▁out ▁food ▁from ▁trees ▁and ▁its ▁z yg od act yl ▁feet ▁and ▁st iff ▁tail ▁to ▁provide ▁support ▁against ▁tree