Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
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Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum cruentatum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
12 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. Sexually dimorphic, the male has navy blue upperparts with a bright red streak down its back from its crown to its tail coverts, while the female and juvenile are predominantly olive green. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and occasionally gardens in a number of countries throughout South and East Asia. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum ignipectus

10–20% · With luck
Plain Flowerpecker
LC

Plain Flowerpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicaeum minullum

10–20% · With luck
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

50–60% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Orange-bellied Leafbird
LC

Orange-bellied Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis hardwickii

50–60% · Likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
LC

Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus flaveolus

50–60% · Likely
Black Bulbul
LC Endemic

Black Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Bulbul
LC

Ashy Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemixos flavala

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
LC

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sitta cinnamoventris

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
8 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
10 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
12 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
14 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
15 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
16 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker in Royal Manas National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker in Royal Manas National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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