Chrysocolaptes socialis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Thrissur on a given day, based on 297 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Flameback in Thrissur on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month. That is one of Thrissur's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 440 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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Malabar Flameback sightings, Thrissur has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kozhikode (India, about 10%) and Ponnani (India, under 5%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Malabar Flameback that you can see in Thrissur (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Black-rumped Flameback (about 40%), Rufous Woodpecker (about 20%) and Brown-capped 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 Thrissur (297 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.
