Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusChrysocolaptes (Chrysocolaptes Flamebacks)
- SpeciesChrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Greater Flameback)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
White-naped Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Brown-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 11 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 16 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Flameback in Chitwan National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Greater Flameback sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 338 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Flameback in Chitwan National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Greater Flameback in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.