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Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) is a member of the Picidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 72.8 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 javanense
Quick facts
- Weight
- 72.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Common 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 Common Flameback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) is a member of the Picidae family, within the order Piciformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR widespread.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 72.8 g, with a wing length of about 13.4 cm and a tail of around 9.7 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 2.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Common Flameback?
The Common Flameback is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 72.8 g.
Where does the Common Flameback live?
The Common Flameback is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR widespread, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Common Flameback belong to?
The Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Common Flameback eat?
The Common Flameback is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Common Flameback migrate?
The Common Flameback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Common 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 Common Flameback make?
1 real field recording of the Common 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 Common Flameback's range?
The Common Flameback has a mapped global range of about 2.7 million km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Best Suet Feeders for Woodpeckers
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.