Chrysocolaptes socialis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Flameback sighting in Mudumalai National Park on a given day, based on 129 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 233 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Flameback in Mudumalai National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Mudumalai National Park's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 10 mm in February.
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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Malabar Flameback sightings, Mudumalai National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Periyar National Park (India, about 40%) and Nagarhole 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 Mudumalai National Park (129 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.
