Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDinopium (Dinopium Flamebacks)
- SpeciesDinopium benghalense (Black-rumped Flameback)
The black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense), also known as the lesser golden-backed woodpecker or lesser goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It has a characteristic rattling-whinnying call and an undulating flight. It is the only golden-backed woodpecker with a black throat and a black rump. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-rumped Flameback sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 385 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
📅 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 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 15 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 18 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 19 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-rumped Flameback in Jim Corbett National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-rumped Flameback sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 385 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-rumped Flameback in Jim Corbett National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Black-rumped Flameback in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.