Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Piciformes · Picidae
About
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.
Fun Fact
It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found mainly on the plains going up to an elevation of about 1200m in Pakistan, India south of the Himalayas and east till the western Assam valley and Meghalaya, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Diet
Feed on insects mainly beetle larvae from under the bark, visit termite mounds and sometimes feed on nectar.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance