Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)

Other Names (World)
Lesser Yellownape, Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker, Small Yellow-naped Woodpecker, Ceylon Yellow-naped Woodpecker (wellsi)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
25 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vieillot, 1818

Habitat
Subtropical evergreen forest from 800 - 2000 m, moist deciduous, second growth and plantations.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), Cambodia (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Indonesia (B), Laos (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Sri Lanka (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

India to Sumatra and south-eastern China.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Often in flocks with other woodpeckers.

Voice
A loud, shrill 'kwee-kwee-kkwee' uttered in alarm. A short 'chak', a mournful 'pee-ui', 'squieer' and ''kyee-kur-kur'. Crest is raised when calling. Drums only occasionally. Highly vocal.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) [XC295191]
by Kuldeep Mhatre from Mae Wong, Kumpangpet, Thailand (call)

Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) [XC262750]
by Mandar Bhagat from Thekrejuma, Kohima County, Nagaland, India (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Crimson-winged Woodpecker (Picus puniceus), which is separated altitudinally in small area of range overlap. Considerable variation, both individual and geographical, and subspecies also intergrade.

Proposed subspecies chlorolophoides (northern Thailand), laotianus (Laos) and krempfi (Cochinchina) considered not acceptable.

The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

simlae Meinertzhagen, R, 1924 - Northern India (Himachal Pradesh) east to western Nepal.
chlorigaster Jerdon, 1845 - Peninsular India.
wellsi Meinertzhagen, R, 1924 - Sri Lanka.
chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818 - Eastern Nepal east to Myanmar and northern Vietnam.
annamensis Meinertzhagen, R, 1924 - South-eastern Thailand to southern Vietnam.
citrinocristatus (Rickett, 1901) - Northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and south-eastern China (Fujian).
longipennis (Hartert, 1910) - Hainan I.
rodgeri (Hartert & Butler, AL, 1898) - Western Malaysian highlands.
vanheysti (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) - Sumatran highlands.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) - 10 files

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