Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDinopium (Dinopium Flamebacks)
- SpeciesDinopium shorii (Himalayan Flameback)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
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
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
📅 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 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Himalayan Flameback in Chitwan National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Himalayan Flameback sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 334 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Himalayan Flameback in Chitwan National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Himalayan Flameback in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.