Yes, it is a type of Western concert flute. It is thicker and requires more breath to play.

Most flutes (Western concert flutes) are metal, for durability and ease of care. But they were traditionally constructed of wood.

A C flute is concert pitched, so an E on the C flute is a concert E.

The first flutes were transported to Germany and France from Asia, the Byzantine Empire. It then became known as the German flute in order to distinguish it from the recorder.

Concert Flute is in the C Key