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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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33–34 cm (13-13½ in)<br /> | 33–34 cm (13-13½ in)<br /> | ||
Large size with golden yellow [[Dictionary_M-O#N|nuchal]] crest and dark brown flight feathers marked with black bars diagnostic. Upperparts olive green, tail black, underparts greyish, crown dark brown, sides of head greyish brown.<br /> | Large size with golden yellow [[Dictionary_M-O#N|nuchal]] crest and dark brown flight feathers marked with black bars diagnostic. Upperparts olive green, tail black, underparts greyish, crown dark brown, sides of head greyish brown.<br /> | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:SM5A0178.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies : female<br />Photo by {{user|Rajsurin|Rajsurin}}<br />Uttarakhand, [[India]], December 2016]] | ||
The [[Himalayas]] and southern [[China]] through south-eastern [[Asia]] to [[Sumatra]]. | The [[Himalayas]] and southern [[China]] through south-eastern [[Asia]] to [[Sumatra]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This species is sometimes placed in the genus [[:Category:Chrysophlegma|Chrysophlegma]]. | This species is sometimes placed in the genus [[:Category:Chrysophlegma|Chrysophlegma]]. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Greater YellownapeKC.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Subspecies ''P.f. wrayi'' : female<br />Photo by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />Frasers' Hill, [[Malaysia]], September 2009]] |
There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. f. flavinucha'': | *''P. f. flavinucha'': | ||
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*''P. f. wrayi'': | *''P. f. wrayi'': | ||
:*Highlands of [[Malay Peninsula]] | :*Highlands of [[Malay Peninsula]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Montane and sub-montane evergreen and deciduous forests and forest edges up to 900 m. | Montane and sub-montane evergreen and deciduous forests and forest edges up to 900 m. | ||
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There diet consists of beets, ants, termites and larva. | There diet consists of beets, ants, termites and larva. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 12 April 2018
Nominate subspecies : male
Photo by Alok Tewari
Hill Station Ranikhet, Alt. 6800 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2018
Photo by Alok Tewari
Hill Station Ranikhet, Alt. 6800 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2018
- Picus flavinucha
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Identification
33–34 cm (13-13½ in)
Large size with golden yellow nuchal crest and dark brown flight feathers marked with black bars diagnostic. Upperparts olive green, tail black, underparts greyish, crown dark brown, sides of head greyish brown.
Male: Creamy yellow throat and malar area with small area of white with dark spots below throat.
Female: Throat and malar area brown, white area with dark spots below throat more extensive.
Distribution
The Himalayas and southern China through south-eastern Asia to Sumatra.
Taxonomy
This species is sometimes placed in the genus Chrysophlegma.
Subspecies
There are 7 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. flavinucha:
- P. f. styani:
- Hainan Island and immediately adjacent mainland China
- P. f. ricketti:
- North Vietnam (Tonkin) to south-eastern China (Fujian)
- P. f. pierrei:
- South-eastern Thailand to southern Vietnam
- P. f. mystacalis:
- Northern Sumatra
- P. f. korinchi:
- S0uth-western Sumatra
- P. f. wrayi:
- Highlands of Malay Peninsula
Habitat
Montane and sub-montane evergreen and deciduous forests and forest edges up to 900 m.
Behaviour
Usualy frequents the canopy and middle storey. Solitary, some times in small loose groups. Very noisy and conspicuous.
Diet
There diet consists of beets, ants, termites and larva.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Yellownape. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Yellownape
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