Chrysocolaptes socialis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Kozhikode on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 229 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Flameback in Kozhikode on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–December, the lowest months. Those are among Kozhikode's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 390 mm in June.
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.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Malabar Flameback sightings, Kozhikode ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 10%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Malabar Flameback that you can see in Kozhikode (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Black-rumped Flameback (about 30%) 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 Kozhikode (94 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.
