Chrysocolaptes socialis
In 3 days <5%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Flameback sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 181st most-seen of the 235 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Flameback in Kochi on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Malabar Flameback sightings, Kochi ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 10%), Kozhikode (India, about 10%) and Ponnani (India, under 5%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Malabar Flameback that you can see in Kochi (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Black-rumped Flameback (about 40%) and Rufous Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malabar Flameback is recorded against all the birds logged in Kochi (39 verified sightings), 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.
