Greater yellownape
Species of bird
| Greater yellownape | |
|---|---|
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| Subspecies Picus flavinucha kumaonense from Uttarakhand, India | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
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.
Gallery
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Greater Yellownape (female)
References
- ^ 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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