Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
Dinopium psarodes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDinopium (Dinopium Flamebacks)
- SpeciesDinopium psarodes (Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback)
The Red-backed flameback, Lesser Sri Lanka flameback, Sri Lanka red-backed woodpecker or Ceylon red-backed woodpecker (Dinopium psarodes) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, only absent in the far-north. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Black-rumped flameback. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
Crimson-backed Flameback
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Brown-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus
Yellow-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon flavifrons
Crimson-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon rubricapillus
Brown-headed Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback in Horton Plains National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback in Horton Plains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.