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

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

Dinopium psarodes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Yala National Park
247 Verified records at Yala National Park
October 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback sighting in Yala National Park, based on 247 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

Insufficient data
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

10–20% · With luck
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

5–10% · With luck
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

Insufficient data
Crimson-backed Flameback
LC

Crimson-backed Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

<5% · Rare
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

Insufficient data
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

Insufficient data
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

40–50% · Likely
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

30–40% · Possible
Crimson-fronted Barbet
LC

Crimson-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rubricapillus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback sighting in Yala National Park, based on 247 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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