Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Least ConcernAves · Piciformes · Picidae
About
The common flameback, also referred to as the common goldenback, is a small (28–30 cm), three-toed woodpecker in the family Picidae, found throughout South and Southeast Asia.
Fun Fact
The common flameback is closely related with almost all members of the Dinopium species, which include 4 other species; the Himalayan flameback (D.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Live in a variety of habitats, ranging from moist open forests, to scrubs, and mangroves.
Diet
Diet consists of mainly ants as those are the most prevalent, however they are known to hawk slow-flying insects out of the air and glean other tree-crawling invertebrates.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance