How do you identify a Greater Yellownape?

Large, olive green woodpecker with prominent yellow-crested nape and throat. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Greater Yellownape?

The Greater Yellownape is a medium sized bird weighing about 177 g.

Where can you see a Greater Yellownape?

The Greater Yellownape occurs in 12 countries, including India, Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal and Bhutan.

What birds look similar to a Greater Yellownape?

The Greater Yellownape is most easily confused with the Banded Woodpecker and the Checker-throated Woodpecker.

Is the Greater Yellownape endangered?

The Greater Yellownape is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Greater Yellownape

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

Woodpeckers · Piciformes · Uncommon

The Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) is a uncommon woodpecker found in 12 countries, weighing about 177 g. The greater yellownape is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.

Least ConcernUncommonEats invertebratesforestcavity nest177 g

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 1 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 2 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 3 — Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 4 — Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 5 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 6 — Photo: Jagdish Singh Negi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 7 — Photo: Jagdish Singh Negi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 8 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 9 — Photo: Shiv's fotografia · CC BY 4.0

Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha), photo 10 — Photo: egorbirder · CC BY 4.0

About the Greater Yellownape

The greater yellownape is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

How to identify it

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.

Where it lives

India Thailand Malaysia Nepal Bhutan Cambodia China Vietnam Bangladesh Indonesia Myanmar (Burma) Laos

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Greater Yellownape?: Large, olive green woodpecker with prominent yellow-crested nape and throat. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Greater Yellownape?: The Greater Yellownape is a medium sized bird weighing about 177 g.
Where can you see a Greater Yellownape?: The Greater Yellownape occurs in 12 countries, including India, Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal and Bhutan.
What birds look similar to a Greater Yellownape?: The Greater Yellownape is most easily confused with the Banded Woodpecker and the Checker-throated Woodpecker.
Is the Greater Yellownape endangered?: The Greater Yellownape is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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