Greater Yellownape

Nominate subspecies : male
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

Nominate subspecies : female
Photo by Rajsurin
Uttarakhand, India, December 2016

There are 7 subspecies^[1]:

• P. f. flavinucha:

• Northern and eastern India to Burma, south-western China and northern Vietnam

• 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

Subspecies P.f. wrayi : female
Photo by kctsang
Frasers' Hill, Malaysia, September 2009

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

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Yellownape. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Yellownape

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