Avibase: Dinopium psarodes (Red-backed Flameback)

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Red-backed Flameback

Dinopium psarodes (Lichtenstein, AAH 1793)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Uku Paal	2026-02-23	Dambulla, Matale, Central Province, Dambulla (Sri Lanka) (220 m)	alarm call - HPF	1096399 xeno-canto.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Andrew Spencer	2014-04-03	Tissamaharama, Hambantota, Southern Province, Hambantota (Sri Lanka) (30 m)	call - natural vocalization; calls from a male bird that flew in to land on the side of a tall palm tree in an open palm plantation. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	190963 xeno-canto.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Uku Paal	2026-02-23	Dambulla (near Sigiriya), Matale, Central Province, Dambulla (Sri Lanka) (200 m)	call - hpf	1097301 xeno-canto.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Uku Paal	2026-03-01	Kalawana (near Weddagala), Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Kalawana (Sri Lanka) (440 m)	call - HPF.	1096444 xeno-canto.org
Black-rumped Flameback (Red-backed) - Dinopium benghalense psarodes	Sampath Seneviratne	2015-04-16	Galle; Walahanduwa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern (Sri Lanka)	- Other Behaviors: Beg.	223466 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	K. P. D. Madhuka	2020-06-23	Yahalamulla, Malimbada, Palatuwa, Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern (Sri Lanka)	-	245105481 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Ragupathy Kannan	2020-12-10	Browns Hill, Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern (Sri Lanka)	-	287123211 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Krzysztof Ostrowski	2024-10-09	, Welimada (Sri Lanka)	-	626586418 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Uku Paal	2026-02-24	Madulla (near Ekiriyankumbura), Badulla, Uva Province, Madulla (Sri Lanka) (130 m)	call - hpf	1097276 xeno-canto.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Senan D'Souza	2023-09-10	, K.F.G. & G. Korale (Sri Lanka)	-	609157436 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Moditha Kodikara Arachchi	2021-04-24	Kamburupitiya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern (Sri Lanka)	-	329640181 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-backed Flameback - Dinopium psarodes	Peter Boesman	2016-04-01	Kudawa area, Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) (360 m)	call - Only end of call.	428260 xeno-canto.org
Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense	McNeill, Roger D		Village on the escarpment above Bibile Protected Forest, Uva Palata, Sri Lanka, Uva (Sri Lanka)	call -	178573 macaulaylibrary.org

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