Woodpeckers

Lesser Yellownape

Picus chlorolophus

The Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) is a 65 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Woodpeckers

Order

Piciformes

Weight

65 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Bhutan, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos.

Where to see it: Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka); Bukit Fraser* general area (use more precise location) (Malaysia); Cat Tien National Park · HQ (headquarters area only) (Vietnam); Satchari NP (Bangladesh); Chitwan National Park - General (Nepal).

Photo: (c) Paulmathi Vinod, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist