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Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)

Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)

About Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
  • Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers

The black-rumped flameback, also known as the lesser golden-backed woodpecker or lesser goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It has a characteristic rattling-whinnying call and an undulating flight. It is the only golden-backed woodpecker with a black throat and a black rump.

Lifelists

Visits

  • 2006-01-10
    Kheoladeo National Park, India
    Image from 2006-01-10
  • 2013-02-19
    Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, India
    Image from 2013-02-19