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Black-rumped Flameback

Dinopium benghalense

Description:

Very common yet very colorful and gregarious woodpeckers.

Habitat:

Thrives in urban environment as well as forests.

Notes:

Shot on my compound wall eating ants.

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47 Comments (1–25)

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you so much Stanislav Greš..

Stanislav Greš
Stanislav Greš 10 years ago

i like that red hood - thumbs up

Arya
Arya 10 years ago

Consider adding this spotting to Woodpeckers of the World mission!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1419...

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

Thank you Terri for your appreciation..

Terri
Terri 11 years ago

Woodpeckers are my favorite bird...wow this one is a beauty.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

Thank you for your comments and wishes...

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Fabulous!

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 11 years ago

Beautiful! All the pictures are so clear! Congratulations

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Really beautiful series. Congratulations.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

Thank you friends.....

MaryL
MaryL 11 years ago

Congratulations on the spotting of the day! :)

Akhil
Akhil 11 years ago

cool!!!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 11 years ago

Congratulations Sunny..

KrantiAzad
KrantiAzad 11 years ago

nice series ! congrats !!

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 11 years ago

Gorgeous spotting and great clarity in the photos. Congrats! thanks for sharing.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Excellent shots. Congratulations sunnyjosef

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Gorgeous spotting! loved it :)

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

Thank you all....

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Congratulations Sunny! Beautiful bird.

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

Congratulations on this great SOTD sunnyJosef!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Congratulations Sunny!

Congratulations sunnyjosef on this stunning photo and SOTD!

ToshimiDowaki
ToshimiDowaki 11 years ago

Beautiful series! Congratulations!

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 years ago

Congrats on the SOTD sunnyjosef! I've got a Common Flameback in teh garden now but it's determined that I don't get it's photo ... GRHHH!!

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Congratulations Sunny!

sunnyjosef
Spotted by
sunnyjosef

Kochi, Kerala, India

Spotted on May 31, 2013
Submitted on May 31, 2013

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