Greater yellownape
Appearance
Greater yellownape | |
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Subpecies Picus flavinucha kumaonense from Uttarakhand, India. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Chrysophlegma |
Species: | C. flavinucha
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Binomial name | |
Chrysophlegma flavinucha Gould, 1834
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Synonyms | |
Picus flavinucha |
The greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)[2] is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
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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
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ "Chrysophlegma flavinucha". International Union for Conversation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2014-12-30.