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Greater Flameback

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
266 Verified records at Jim Corbett 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Flameback sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 266 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

<5% · Rare
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

30–40% · Possible
Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

20–30% · Possible
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

20–30% · Possible
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

20–30% · Possible
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Himalayan Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium shorii

10–20% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

5–10% · With luck
Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

5–10% · With luck
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
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 Jim Corbett National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Flameback sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 266 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Flameback in Jim Corbett National Park?

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

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