Greater yellownape

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

Greater yellownape
Subspecies Picus flavinucha kumaonense from Uttarakhand, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Chrysophlegma
Species:
C. flavinucha
Binomial name
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
(Gould, 1834)
Synonyms

Picus flavinucha

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.

  • Greater Yellownape
    Greater Yellownape
  • Greater Yellownape (female)
    Greater Yellownape (female)

References
  1. 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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