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Common Flameback

Dinopium javanense · Picidae · Piciformes

Best monthsFeb–Mar · Decmost records
Records36,803in 7 countries
Most seen inSingapore17,134 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Common Flameback in brief

The common flameback (Dinopium javanense) is a bird of the Picidae family — species of bird in the Picidae family.

Across the 7 countries we cover it has 36,803 published records, most of them from Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in February, March and December.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Singapore17,134 records · best Oct, Dec
Thailand9,164 records · best Feb, Mar
Malaysia6,074 records · best Mar, Dec
Cambodia2,516 records · best Feb, Jan
Vietnam1,731 records · best Mar, Dec
Bangladesh172 records · best Dec, Feb
Brunei12 records · best Jan, Aug
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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