description Common Flameback Overview
The Common Flameback is a medium-sized woodpecker species distributed widely across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It displays distinct sexual dimorphism, with adult males featuring a bright red crown while females have a dark, spotted crown, and both sexes bearing a golden-yellow plumage on their backs. They are non-migratory birds that primarily forage on tree trunks in open woodlands, scrublands, and mangrove forests, feeding on a diet of insects and larvae.
help Common Flameback FAQ
How can you tell a male Common Flameback from a female?
A male Dinopium javanense has a bright red crown and crest. A female has a darker crown marked with pale spots, while both sexes show golden-olive upperparts and striped faces.
Where can the Common Flameback be seen?
Its range covers parts of South and Southeast Asia, including India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. In Singapore it is regularly encountered in parks and mangroves.
Does the Common Flameback only live in rainforests?
No. It uses forest edges, secondary growth, scrub, plantations, parks, wooded gardens, and mangroves as well as forest.
How do you distinguish a Common Flameback from a Black-rumped Flameback?
Check the rump, throat pattern, facial stripes, and locality rather than relying on the golden back alone. The Black-rumped Flameback, Dinopium benghalense, has a conspicuously black rump, while the Common Flameback has a crimson rump.
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