Greater yellownape

The greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)[2] is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.

Greater Yellownape (female)

Greater yellownape
Subspecies Picus flavinucha kumaonense from Uttarakhand, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
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.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chrysophlegma flavinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Chrysophlegma flavinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2014-12-30.


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