---
title: "Greater Yellownape"
description: "Chrysophlegma flavinucha — Aves. The greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/greater-yellownape
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Yellownape

> Chrysophlegma flavinucha — Aves. The greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Chrysophlegma flavinucha*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 950
- Wikidata: [Q27074946](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27074946)
- iNaturalist taxon: [793107](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/793107)

## Names

- en: Greater Yellownape
- de: Gelbnackenspecht
- es: Pito nuquigualdo
- fr: Pic à nuque jaune
- pl: Dzięcioł złotoczuby

## Countries with the most observations

IN (299), TH (230), MY (117), CN (60), NP (27), BT (21), BD (17), ID (16), VN (15), MM (9)

## Summary

The greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.
It is found in East Asia from northern and eastern India to south-eastern China, Indochina, Hainan, and Sumatra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_yellownape

## Photo

![Greater Yellownape](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-yellownape/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203187423

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-yellownape?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).