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Greater yellownape

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Greater yellownape
Subpecies Picus flavinucha kumaonense from Uttarakhand, India.
Scientific classification Edit this 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)[2] is a species of bird in the 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. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ "Chrysophlegma flavinucha". International Union for Conversation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2014-12-30.