Greater yellownape

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Greater yellownape
Greater Yellownape Ghatgarh Uttarakhand India 26.11.2015.jpg
Subspecies Picus flavinucha kumaonense from Uttarakhand, India

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Chrysophlegma
Species:
C. flavinucha
Binomial name
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Gould, 1834
Synonyms

Picus flavinucha

The greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)[1] is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.

Greater Yellownape (female)

It is found in East Asia from northern and eastern India to south-eastern China, Indochina, Hainan, and Sumatra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Description[]

Large, olive green woodpecker with prominent yellow-crested nape and throat. Dark olive green with grey underparts. Crown brownish and flight feathers chestnut barred with black. Bill often looks whitish.

References[]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Chrysophlegma flavinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22681437A130041888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22681437A130041888.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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