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Red-backed Flameback
Dinopium psarodes
Red-backed Flameback (Dinopium psarodes) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South & Southeast Asia.
The Red-backed Flameback (Dinopium psarodes) is a member of the Picidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 97 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 psarodes
Quick facts
- Weight
- 97 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-backed 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 Red-backed Flameback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-backed Flameback (Dinopium psarodes) is a member of the Picidae family, within the order Piciformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR c, s Sri Lanka.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 97 g, with a wing length of about 13.4 cm and a tail of around 8.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 37,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-backed Flameback?
The Red-backed Flameback is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 97 g.
Where does the Red-backed Flameback live?
The Red-backed Flameback is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR c, s Sri Lanka, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Red-backed Flameback belong to?
The Red-backed Flameback (Dinopium psarodes) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Red-backed Flameback eat?
The Red-backed Flameback is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-backed Flameback migrate?
The Red-backed Flameback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-backed 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 Red-backed Flameback make?
1 real field recording of the Red-backed 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 Red-backed Flameback's range?
The Red-backed Flameback has a mapped global range of about 37,000 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.