Black-rumped Flameback
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Black-rumped Flameback

Dinopium benghalense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
17 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-rumped Flameback sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
LC

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium psarodes

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

30–40% · Possible
Crimson-backed Flameback
LC

Crimson-backed Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

30–40% · Possible
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

<5% · Rare
White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

Insufficient data
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

Insufficient data
Yellow-fronted Barbet
LC

Yellow-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon flavifrons

70–80% · Very likely
Crimson-fronted Barbet
LC

Crimson-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rubricapillus

30–40% · Possible
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

20–30% · Possible
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
7 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
9 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
10 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
18 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
19 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-rumped Flameback in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black-rumped Flameback sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-rumped Flameback in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Black-rumped Flameback in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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