LOCAL NAMES

• Local Names : කහ ගිනිපිට පිළි කෑරලා , පිට රන් රත් කෑරලා, pita ran rath kerala, వడ్రంగిపిట్ట, మంట, மரங்கொத்தி, சுடர், कठफोड़वा, മരപ്പട്ടി, ഫ്ലേംബാക്ക്, वुडपेकर, फ्लेमबॅक, فلیم بیک, বাংলা কাঠঠোকরা, સોનેરી પીઠ લક્કડખોદ, सुनहरा कठफोड़वा, ಸುವರ್ಣ ಬೆನ್ನಿನ ಮರಕುಟಿಕ, നാട്ടുമരംകൊത്തി, छोटा सोनपाठी सुतार, वाढई, कालोढाडे लाहाँचे, काष्ठकूट, பொன்முதுகு மரங்கொத்தி, చిరుతపక్షి
• Bangla ছোট কাঠঠোকরা
• Czech datel ohnivý
• English Black-rumped Flameback
• English (India) Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker)
• English (United States) Black-rumped Flameback
• French Pic du Bengale
• French (French Guiana) Pic du Bengale
• German Bengalenspecht
• Hindi सुनहरा कठफोड़वा
• Malayalam നാട്ടുമരംകൊത്തി
• Marathi छोटा सोनपाठी सुतार
• Norwegian bengalspett
• Odia ହଳଦୀଆ କାଠହଣା
• Polish sułtanik żółtogrzbiety
• Russian Бенгальский дятел-султан
• Serbian Žutoleđi indijski detlić
• Slovak mravcožlna plantážová
• Spanish Pito Bengalí
• Spanish (Spain) Pito bengalí
• Swedish svartgumpad flamspett
• Telugu నల్లనడుము వడ్రంగి పిట్ట
• Turkish Kara Belli Alev Tepeli Ağaçkakan
• Ukrainian Дзьобак чорногузий

DESCRIPTION

Dinopium benghalense, A common, “small-billed” golden-backed woodpecker with four toes. also known as the lesser golden-backed woodpecker or lesser goldenback. found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is related to the Red Backed Flameback but is Yellow but still has red crown. Female Crown in Black flecked with white. Until 2014 they were treated as ‘Red Backed’ and ‘Golden Backed’ subspecies of the same woodpecker. And is mostly encountered in coconut plantations. Called pita ran rath KERALA, They replaces Ceylon Red Backed woodpecker in Northen Sri Lanka, From Puttalama to Jaffna.