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[[Image:lesser_yellownape_2_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male, subspecies ''P. c. simlae''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dwarahat, Alt. 5000 ft., Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 18 November 2019]]
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'''Includes: Sunda Yellownape'''
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[[Image:Lesser_Yellownape.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by kctsang <br/>Photo taken: Fraser's Hill, W. Malaysia ]]
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;[[:Category:Picus|Picus]] chlorolophus
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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27cm. Upperparts are green, bright yellow tufted nape. The neck and breast are green and the belly is whitish, finely barred with green. The rump and tail are blackish.
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25–28 cm (10-11 in)
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Females have only a red patch above the ear coverts. Young birds are like the female, but duller.  
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*upperparts green: brighter on the mantle and upper tail coverts
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*subauricular stripe white; white may extend from here to the lores, around the eye and the chin
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*patch from above ear extending up to meet the crest red
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*neck and breast green (duller)
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*nape bright yellow, tufted
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*wing with rufous outer feather webs, inner webs black with large white patches (gives appearance of bars)
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*belly whitish with fine green bars
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*rump and tail blackish
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*bill with dark upper mandible. Basal part of dark lower mandible yellowish
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'''Males''' have a red moustachial stripe below the white subauricular stripe. This may itself be bordered below by more white. Red patch at base of forehead of variable extent.
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'''Females''' lack the moustachial and forehead red. Young birds are duller than the female.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[China]] and [[Sumatra]].
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[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br />
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]] and [[Sumatra]].
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[[Image:lesser_yellownape_3_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''P. c. simlae''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dwarahat, Alt. 5000 ft., Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 17 November 2019]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Subspecies ''rodgeri'' and ''vanheysti'' may be split as "Sunda Yellownape", ''P. rodgeri'' due to distinct morphology [[#References|[5]]]
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====Subspecies====
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Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]:
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*''P. c. chlorolophus'': Eastern [[Nepal]] to [[Burma]] and northern [[Vietnam]]
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*''P. c. simlae'': Northern [[India]] (Himachal Pradesh) to western Nepal
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*''P. c. annamensis'': South-eastern [[Thailand]] to southern Vietnam
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*''P. c. chlorigaster'': Peninsula [[India]]
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*''P. c. wellsi'': [[Sri Lanka]]
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*''P. c. citrinocristatus'': Northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and south-eastern [[China]] (Fujian)
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*''P. c. longipennis'': Hainan Island (southern China)
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*''P. c. rodgeri'': "'''Sunda Yellownape'''". Highlands of western [[Malaysia]]
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*''P. c. vanheysti'': "'''Sunda Yellownape'''". Highlands of [[Sumatra]]
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''vanheysti'' is not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Jungle
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High altitude broadleaved, deciduous forest up to 1,800 meters in elevation.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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It nests in a tree hole, laying  2-4 white eggs.  
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[[Image:Lesser Yellownape2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female, (sub)species. ''P. c. rodgeri'', "Sunda Yellownape"<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}} <br />Fraser's Hill, West [[Malaysia]], September, 2009]]
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====Breeding====
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It nests in a tree hole, which is excavated by both adults. The clutch consists of 2-4 white eggs.  
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====Diet====
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Their main diet consists of ants, beetles and larvae.
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====Vocalisation====
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{{ Audio|lesser_yellownape_alok.mp3 }}
  
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Diet includes insects.
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
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Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, [[India]], April-2017<br />
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Call given by a male sitting on top of a dry tree just after sunset. After a while he was joined by his mate and both flew away.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
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#Wikipedia
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#{{Ref-Eatonetal21}}
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 1 September 2023

Male, subspecies P. c. simlae
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Alt. 5000 ft., Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 18 November 2019

Includes: Sunda Yellownape

Picus chlorolophus

Identification

25–28 cm (10-11 in)

  • upperparts green: brighter on the mantle and upper tail coverts
  • subauricular stripe white; white may extend from here to the lores, around the eye and the chin
  • patch from above ear extending up to meet the crest red
  • neck and breast green (duller)
  • nape bright yellow, tufted
  • wing with rufous outer feather webs, inner webs black with large white patches (gives appearance of bars)
  • belly whitish with fine green bars
  • rump and tail blackish
  • bill with dark upper mandible. Basal part of dark lower mandible yellowish

Males have a red moustachial stripe below the white subauricular stripe. This may itself be bordered below by more white. Red patch at base of forehead of variable extent.

Females lack the moustachial and forehead red. Young birds are duller than the female.

Distribution

Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra.

Female, subspecies P. c. simlae
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Alt. 5000 ft., Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 17 November 2019

Taxonomy

Subspecies rodgeri and vanheysti may be split as "Sunda Yellownape", P. rodgeri due to distinct morphology [5]

Subspecies

Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:

  • P. c. chlorolophus: Eastern Nepal to Burma and northern Vietnam
  • P. c. simlae: Northern India (Himachal Pradesh) to western Nepal
  • P. c. annamensis: South-eastern Thailand to southern Vietnam
  • P. c. chlorigaster: Peninsula India
  • P. c. wellsi: Sri Lanka
  • P. c. citrinocristatus: Northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and south-eastern China (Fujian)
  • P. c. longipennis: Hainan Island (southern China)
  • P. c. rodgeri: "Sunda Yellownape". Highlands of western Malaysia
  • P. c. vanheysti: "Sunda Yellownape". Highlands of Sumatra

vanheysti is not recognised by all authorities[2].

Habitat

High altitude broadleaved, deciduous forest up to 1,800 meters in elevation.

Behaviour

Female, (sub)species. P. c. rodgeri, "Sunda Yellownape"
Photo © by kctsang
Fraser's Hill, West Malaysia, September, 2009

Breeding

It nests in a tree hole, which is excavated by both adults. The clutch consists of 2-4 white eggs.

Diet

Their main diet consists of ants, beetles and larvae.

Vocalisation

Recording by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2017
Call given by a male sitting on top of a dry tree just after sunset. After a while he was joined by his mate and both flew away.

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. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
  4. Wikipedia
  5. Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2

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