Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
Lesser Sri Lanka FlamebackLesser Sri Lanka FlamebackLesser Sri Lanka Flameback

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

Dinopium psarodes

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

The Red-backed flameback, Lesser Sri Lanka flameback, Sri Lanka red-backed woodpecker or Ceylon red-backed woodpecker (Dinopium psarodes) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, only absent in the far-north. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Black-rumped flameback. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

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

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback in Wilpattu National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback in Wilpattu National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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