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Black-rumped flameback

Dinopium benghalense (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 100 g to 110 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
Photo: Kandukuru Nagarjun from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-rumped flameback

Weight
100 g – 110 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-rumped flameback live?

Not recorded

What is the black-rumped flameback?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-rumped flameback” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-rumped_flameback&oldid=1352783640), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the black-rumped flameback sound like?

Shajiarikkad · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the black-rumped flameback endangered?

The black-rumped flameback is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the black-rumped flameback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusDinopium
  7. SpeciesDinopium benghalense (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Picus benghalensis

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • Black-rumped FlameblackEnglish
  • Lesser golden-backed Flamebacked woodpeckerEnglish
  • Lesser golden-backed Flamebacked woodpeckerEnglish
  • Lesser golden-backed woodpeckerEnglish
  • Lesser goldenbackEnglish
  • বাংলা কাঠঠোকরাBangla
  • picot ardent de BengalaCatalan
  • datel ohnivýCzech
  • fflamgefn tindduWelsh
  • Sortgumpet SultanspætteDanish
  • OrangespechtGerman
  • Bengalen-SpechtGerman
  • BengalenspechtGerman
  • nigrapuga flampegoEsperanto
  • Nigrapuga fajrdorsuloEsperanto
  • Pito bengalíSpanish
  • mustkurk-sultanrähnEstonian
  • intiantulitöyhtöFinnish
  • Pic du BengaleFrench
  • ब्लैक-रम्प्ड फ्लेमबैकHindi
  • सुनहरा कठफोड़वाHindi
  • indijska žunaCroatian
  • Picchio groppaneraItalian
  • Dorso di fiamma groppaneraItalian
  • ヒメコガネゲラJapanese
  • ಸುವರ್ಣ ಬೆನ್ನಿನ ಮರಕುಟಿಕKannada
  • bengalinis rytinis genysLithuanian
  • നാട്ടുമരംകൊത്തിMalayalam
  • सोनपाठी सुतारMarathi
  • छोटा सोनपाठी सुतारMarathi
  • Kleine GoudrugspechtDutch
  • bengalspettNorwegian
  • sułtanik żółtogrzbietyPolish
  • Pica-pau-de-BengalaPortuguese
  • peto-de-rabadilha-pretaPortuguese
  • pica-pau-incandescente-indianoPortuguese
  • Бенгальский дятел-султанRussian
  • Малый индо-малайский дятелRussian
  • zlatoš plantážovýSlovak
  • mravcožlna plantážováSlovak
  • мали златнолеђи детлићSerbian
  • Žutoleđi indijski detlićSerbian
  • svartgumpad flamspettSwedish
  • Svartgumpad sultanspettSwedish
  • பொன்முதுகு மரங்கொத்திTamil
  • చిరుతపక్షిTelugu
  • Kara Belli Alev Tepeli AğaçkakanTurkish
  • дзьобак чорногузийUkrainian
  • 小金背啄木Chinese
  • 小金背三趾啄木Chinese
  • 小金背啄木鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the black-rumped flameback

Other species in the same genus Dinopium.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-rumped flameback?

An adult black-rumped flameback weighs 100 g – 110 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-rumped flameback endangered?

The black-rumped flameback is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-rumped flameback?

The black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-rumped-flameback

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_rumped_flameback_2026,
  title = {Black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-rumped-flameback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}