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Greater Flameback

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park
75 Verified records at Royal Bardia National Park
September 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 Royal Bardia National Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park

White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

5–10% · With luck
Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

30–40% · Possible
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

30–40% · Possible
Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

20–30% · Possible
🐦 No photo available
LC

Himalayan Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium shorii

20–30% · Possible
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

20–30% · Possible
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

10–20% · With luck
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
LC

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus squamatus

Insufficient data
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

10–20% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

5–10% · With luck
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

5–10% · With luck
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 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 Royal Bardia National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Flameback sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Flameback in Royal Bardia National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Greater Flameback in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.

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