About Dinopium psarodes (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)
Dinopium psarodes is approximately 28 centimetres, or 11 inches, long. Most of its body is mostly crimson, with black trailing edges on its wings. Its underparts are white with irregular messy black marks. Its breast and neck are black; the throat has white spots, and the breast has white streaks. A black eyestripe extends to the back of the neck and blends into the nape and upper back, with white streaks running between the eye and the neck. This species has a red crown; in females, the forecrown and forehead are black speckled with white. The eye is concealed within the black eyestripe. It has a moderately sized grey bill that ends in a blunt point. Juvenile individuals are duller in color and have less bold markings; juvenile males have white spots on the crown, while juvenile females have few to no spots on the crown. Hybrids of this species can be either mostly red with orange or yellow markings, appearing closer to the Red-backed flameback, or mostly yellow with red or orange markings, appearing closer to the Black-rumped flameback. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It also occurs in manmade environments such as home gardens. It can be found at elevations up to 1,500 metres, or 4,900 feet. It is mostly found in the dry zone, but prefers humid environments.
