Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

Dinopium psarodes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Minneriya National Park

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Crimson-backed Flameback
LC

Crimson-backed Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

0–10% · With luck
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

0–10% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

<5% · Rare
White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

Insufficient data
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

Insufficient data
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

50–60% · Likely
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

30–40% · Possible
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
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
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 Minneriya National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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