Greater yellownape

Greater yellownape
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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

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

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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). "Picus flavinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Chrysophlegma flavinucha". International Union for Conversation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2014-12-30.