Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
Dinopium psarodes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDinopium (Dinopium Flamebacks)
- SpeciesDinopium psarodes (Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Crimson-backed Flameback
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
Brown-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Leiopicus mahrattensis
White-naped Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Yellow-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon flavifrons
Crimson-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon rubricapillus
Brown-headed Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
📅 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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 550 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.