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{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Lesser yellownape Ghatgarh, Uttarakhand, India 06.10.2014.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Picus chlorolophus'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T22681431A92906492 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681431A92906492.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Picus
| species = chlorolophus
| authority = [[Louis Pierre Vieillot|Vieillot]], 1818
}}

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]].

==Ecology==
This is a jungle species which nests in a tree hole, laying two to four white eggs. Like other woodpeckers, this species has a straight pointed bill, a stiff tail to provide support against tree trunks, and zygodactyl or "yoked" feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backward. The long tongue can be darted forward to capture insects.

==Description==
The lesser yellownape is a largish species at 27 cm in length. It has a typical woodpecker shape. The upperparts are green apart from the 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.

The adult male lesser yellownape has a green head with a white throat. He has red markings above the eye and above the nape, and red moustachial stripes. Females have only a red patch above the ear coverts. Young birds are like the female, but duller. The subspecies occurring in peninsular [[India]] has a greyer head.

==Subspecies==
Three subspecies are known.
*''chloropus'' - Himalayan
*''chlorigaster'' - Peninsular
*''wellsi'' - Sri Lanka.

==References==
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* ''Birds of India'' by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, {{ISBN|0-691-04910-6}}
* ''Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide'' by Pamela C. Rasmussen and John C. Anderton, {{ISBN|84-87334-66-0}}

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[[Category:Picus (genus)|lesser yellownape]]
[[Category:Birds of Indomalaya]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1818|lesser yellownape]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Louis Pierre Vieillot|lesser yellownape]]

Lesser yellownape - Revision history

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