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 Cuc Phuong National Park
Bay Woodpecker
Blythipicus pyrrhotis
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Red-collared Woodpecker
Picus rabieri
White-browed Piculet
Sasia ochracea
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Green-eared Barbet
Psilopogon faiostrictus
Red-vented Barbet
Psilopogon lagrandieri
📅 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 Cuc Phuong National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Greater Flameback sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Flameback in Cuc Phuong National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Greater Flameback in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.