Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
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Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum cruentatum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
73 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. Sexually dimorphic, the male has navy blue upperparts with a bright red streak down its back from its crown to its tail coverts, while the female and juvenile are predominantly olive green. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and occasionally gardens in a number of countries throughout South and East Asia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
LC

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum trigonostigma

50–60% · Likely
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum ignipectus

Insufficient data
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
LC

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus maculatus

40–50% · Possible
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
LC

Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus percussus

30–40% · Possible
Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

Red-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus brunneus

70–80% · Very likely
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

60–70% · Likely
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

60–70% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

60–70% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

50–60% · Likely
Chestnut-winged Babbler

Chestnut-winged Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris erythroptera

50–60% · Likely
Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

50–60% · Likely
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
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 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
8 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
10 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
12 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
14 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
15 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
16 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker in Khao Luang National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker in Khao Luang National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.

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