Greater Flameback

Greater Flameback

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
263 Verified records at Cat Tien National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), also known as the greater goldenback or large golden-backed woodpecker, is a woodpecker species. It occurs widely in the northern Indian subcontinent, eastwards to southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, western and central Java and northeast Borneo. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Flameback sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 263 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
3 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
4 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
5 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
11 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
12 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
13 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
14 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
17 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
18 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Flameback in Cat Tien National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Flameback sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 263 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Flameback in Cat Tien National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Greater Flameback in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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