| Greater yellownape | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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.
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.