It is found in moist lowland forests including primary, secondary and even plantations and clearings provided there are still standing trees.

Note the crown sloping to an angular crest, which is bright red in males and yellow in females.

It is often seen foraging on larger trees and snags pecking and hammering the wood to find insects.

The very similar Greater flameback lays 2 to 5 eggs which incubate in 2 weeks and fledge within a month.

Habitat degradation, through clearance for agriculture, timber and charcoal-burning, continues to pose a serious threat to remaining fragments.

Encourage careful reforestation activities around remaining forests and law enforcement to stop small-scale yet rampant illegal logging.