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Greater Yellownape

Barbets & Woodpeckers

Photo: Jason Thompson · CC BY 2.0 (May be cropped or resized)

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest

Range

Northern and eastern India to south-eastern China, Indochina, Hainan and Sumatra

The greater yellownape is a large, olive-green woodpecker with a prominent yellow-crested nape and throat. It is dark olive green with grey underparts, a brownish crown and chestnut flight feathers barred with black, and the bill often looks whitish. It is found in East Asia from northern and eastern India to south-eastern China, Indochina, Hainan and Sumatra (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and moist montane forest. The cached account is short and gives no measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident forest bird that eats invertebrates, with a Moderate range of about 144,000 km² (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What does the Greater Yellownape eat?
Invertebrates
What habitat does the Greater Yellownape live in?
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
Where is the Greater Yellownape found?
Northern and eastern India to south-eastern China, Indochina, Hainan and Sumatra
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