Lesser Yellownape

How to identify

Field marks

1. Bright yellow tuft on the nape
2. Green neck and breast
3. Whitish belly with fine green barring
4. Blackish rump and tail

Male, female and young

The adult male has red above the eye, above the nape and on the moustachial stripe; the female has a red patch only above the ear-coverts, and juveniles resemble the female but have duller feathers.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal

Lesser Yellownape has been recorded at 347 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. SattalIndia676 records
2. Bukit FraserMalaysia545 records
3. Thattekkad Bird SanctuaryIndia488 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaSri LankaNepalThailandMalaysiaVietnamChinaCambodia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) is a type of woodpecker which is a widespread and often common breeder in tropical and sub-tropical Asia, primarily the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It ranges from India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka eastwards to Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Much of the scientific knowledge gathered about this species is sourced from formal studies in various parts of India.

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