Chrysocolaptes socialis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Malabar flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It was previously considered a subspecies of the greater flameback (C. guttacristatus), but was split as a distinct species by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022 based on a 2021 study noting differences in plumage and vocalizations between both species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Flameback sighting in Bandipur National Park on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 104th most-seen of the 256 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Flameback in Bandipur National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malabar Flameback sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Malabar Flameback sightings, Bandipur National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Periyar National Park (India, about 40%), Nagarhole National Park (India, about 20%) and Mudumalai National Park (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malabar Flameback is recorded against all the birds logged in Bandipur National Park (100 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
