LESSER GOLDENBACK

Photographed March 2017

(*  990)               LESSER GOLDENBACK            Dinopium benghalense

SRI LANKA                20

Also known as Black-rumped Flameback. Found in forests, coconut plantations, and trees in open country. 26-29 cm. Fairly common breeding resident; the northern race in dry northern lowlands; the southern red-backed race is widespread throughout lowlands.

COMMON FLAMEBACK

Photographed in Singapore (Pasir Ris Park) November 2016

923                  COMMON FLAREBACK              Dinopium javanese

SINGAPORE (Pasir Ris Park)             (75)

Found in secondary forests, scrubs, old plantations, mangroves and occasionally urban parks near woodland. 30 cm. Distribution: SW India: Himalayan foothills and NE India, east to mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula and Greater Sundas.