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Himalayan flameback

Dinopium shorii (Vigors, 1831)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 101 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii)
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the himalayan flameback

Weight
101 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.45src 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 himalayan flameback live?

Not recorded

What is the himalayan flameback?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii), also known as the Himalayan goldenback, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. At the moment very little is known of this species and more fieldwork is required. The Himalayan flameback is not threatened but it is suspected that deforestation could severely affect the species population.

From the Wikipedia article “Himalayan flameback” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Himalayan_flameback&oldid=1341835087), 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.

Is the himalayan flameback endangered?

The himalayan 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 himalayan flameback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusDinopium
  7. SpeciesDinopium shorii (Vigors, 1831)

Synonyms Picus shorii

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Himalayan Flamebacked woodpeckerEnglish
  • Himalayan Flamebacked woodpeckerEnglish
  • Himalayan Flamebacked woodpeckerEnglish
  • Himalayan goldenbackEnglish
  • Himalayan goldenbackEnglish
  • হিমালয়ী কাঠঠোকরাBangla
  • picot ardent de l'HimàlaiaCatalan
  • datel křiklavýCzech
  • datel himálajskýCzech
  • fflamgefn yr HimalaiaWelsh
  • Himalaya SultanspætteDanish
  • HimalayafeuerrückenspechtGerman
  • BraunhalsspechtGerman
  • Himalaja-FeuerrückenspechtGerman
  • Himalaya-FeuerrückenspechtGerman
  • himalaja flampegoEsperanto
  • Pito de ShoreSpanish
  • bengali sultanrähnEstonian
  • isotulitöyhtöFinnish
  • Pic de ShoreFrench
  • plamenoleđa žunaCroatian
  • Dorso di fiamma dell'HimalayaItalian
  • ヒマラヤズアカミユビゲラJapanese
  • himalajinis rytinis genysLithuanian
  • तीनऔंले लाहाँचेNepali
  • HimalayagoudrugspechtDutch
  • flammespettNorwegian
  • sułtanik himalajskiPolish
  • peto-do-himalaiaPortuguese
  • pica-pau-incandescente-dos-himalaiasPortuguese
  • Гималайский дятел-султанRussian
  • Гималайский индо-малайский дятелRussian
  • zlatoš hnedofúzySlovak
  • mravcožlna hnedofúzaSlovak
  • himalayaflamspettSwedish
  • Himalaya AlevsırtıTurkish
  • дзьобак гімалайськийUkrainian
  • 喜山金背啄木鸟Chinese
  • 喜瑪拉雅金背三趾啄木Chinese

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Relatives of the himalayan 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 himalayan flameback?

An adult himalayan flameback weighs 101 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the himalayan flameback endangered?

The himalayan 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 himalayan flameback?

The himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-flameback

MLA

“Himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-flameback.

BibTeX
@misc{himalayan_flameback_2026,
  title = {Himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-flameback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}