Red-backed Flameback

Dinopium psarodes (Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793)

28 cmLength97 gWeight

The Red-backed flameback, Lesser Sri Lanka flameback, Sri Lanka red-backed woodpecker or Ceylon red-backed woodpecker (Dinopium psarodes) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

Busiest months: November–January · Most records: Sri Lanka

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November–January · Most records: Sri Lanka

Red-backed Flameback has been recorded at 73 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Matara – Kirala Kele SanctuarySri Lanka290 records
Thalagama LakeSri Lanka271 records
Browns Hill, MataraSri Lanka263 records

More places

Sinharaja Forest ReserveSri Lanka252 records
Yala National ParkSri Lanka235 records
KitulgalaSri Lanka217 records
Kitulgala – Sisira’s River LoungeSri Lanka174 records
Sinharaja – Kudawa Village areaSri Lanka166 records
Kitulgala – Kelani Valley/Makandawa Forest ReserveSri Lanka163 records
Sinharaja NP – Kudawa accessSri Lanka163 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Sri Lanka

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Red-backed flameback, Lesser Sri Lanka flameback, Sri Lanka red-backed woodpecker or Ceylon red-backed woodpecker (Dinopium psarodes) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, only absent in the far-north. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Black-rumped flameback.

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