Biology:Greater yellownape

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Short description: Species of bird

Greater yellownape
Greater Yellownape Ghatgarh Uttarakhand India 26.11.2015.jpg
Subspecies Picus flavinucha kumaonense from Uttarakhand, India
Scientific classification edit
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)[1] is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.

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.

Gallery

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27074946 entry