Black-rumped Flameback
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Black-rumped Flameback

Dinopium benghalense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
74 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
October 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-rumped Flameback sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
LC

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium psarodes

10–20% · With luck
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

5–10% · Rare
White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

<5% · Rare
Crimson-backed Flameback
LC

Crimson-backed Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

<5% · Rare
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

Insufficient data
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

Insufficient data
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

60–70% · Likely
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

40–50% · Likely
Crimson-fronted Barbet
LC

Crimson-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rubricapillus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
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 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 Wilpattu National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Black-rumped Flameback sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-rumped Flameback in Wilpattu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black-rumped Flameback in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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