Photo © by Alok Tewari
Hill Station Ranikhet, Alt. 6800 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 3 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
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Sattal, Alt. 5500 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 14 November 2019
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
Theit 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 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Yellownape
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