Crimson-backed Flameback
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Crimson-backed Flameback

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
137 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The crimson-backed flameback or greater Sri Lanka flameback (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka. The crimson-backed flameback and the greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) were both formerly considered as subspecies of the buff-spotted flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus). Nigel Collar (2011, p. 33) notes the differences between Chrysocolaptes stricklandi and Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus as being that the former has a crimson rather than golden upper body plumage, a yellow rather than a black beak, a weaker supramoustachial stripe and a less noticeable, even spotty, eyebrow stripe. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-backed Flameback sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 137 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
LC

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium psarodes

<5% · Rare
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

Insufficient data
Yellow-fronted Barbet
LC

Yellow-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon flavifrons

5–10% · Rare
Crimson-fronted Barbet
LC

Crimson-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rubricapillus

<5% · Rare
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

Insufficient data
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
5 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-backed Flameback in Horton Plains National Park?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-backed Flameback sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 137 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crimson-backed Flameback in Horton Plains National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Crimson-backed Flameback in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.

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