Greater yellownape

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Greater yellownape
Subspecies Picus flavinucha kumaonense from Uttarakhand, India

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)

Picidae
.

It is found in East Asia from northern and eastern

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

  • Greater Yellownape
    Greater Yellownape
  • Greater Yellownape (female)
    Greater Yellownape (female)

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