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Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) is a member of the Picidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 100 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Picidae Woodpeckers
- Genus Dinopium
- Species benghalense
Quick facts
- Weight
- 100 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black-rumped Flameback is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Black-rumped Flameback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) is a member of the Picidae family, within the order Piciformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Indian subcontinent.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 100 g, with a wing length of about 14.1 cm and a tail of around 9.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black-rumped Flameback?
The Black-rumped Flameback is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 100 g.
Where does the Black-rumped Flameback live?
The Black-rumped Flameback is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Indian subcontinent, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Black-rumped Flameback belong to?
The Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Black-rumped Flameback eat?
The Black-rumped Flameback is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Black-rumped Flameback migrate?
The Black-rumped Flameback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Black-rumped Flameback endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Black-rumped Flameback make?
1 real field recording of the Black-rumped Flameback — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black-rumped Flameback's range?
The Black-rumped Flameback has a mapped global range of about 3 million km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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How to choose a suet feeder for woodpeckers — the styles compared, why a tail prop helps, and how to keep starlings off. A decision framework with the woodpecker species in the Birbs encyclopedia.
Meet the Picidae
A field guide to the Picidae family — 239 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.