Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,666
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇳 India
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense), 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-rumped flameback”.