The greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)[1] is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.
| Greater yellownape | |
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| Subspecies Picus flavinucha kumaonense from Uttarakhand, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Picus flavinucha | |
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 edit
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 edit
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Greater Yellownape -
Greater Yellownape (female)
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References edit
- ^ 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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