| Common Name : | Greater yellownape. |
| Binomial Name : | Chrysophlegma flavinucha |
| Synonym : | Picus flavinucha |
| Family : | Picidae |
| Bengali Name : | Boro Holdekurali ( |
| Photo Taken : | Bangladesh |
It's time for another woodpecker bird and this is Greater yellownape. This bird is native to East Asia and that's why it can be seen from the Eastern part of Bangladesh. In Bangladesh this is known as Holdekurali (
Greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) is a beautiful woodpecker having olive-green at back side and at head. The nape of the bird is yellow or bright orange in color. Underside of the bird is dull white in color. Males are having yellow feathers at throat whereas the females are having only small portion streaked with white. Tail is black in color. Few portion of the wing (remains hidden during non-flight) is having combination of rufous and black.
A closer look to the Greater yellownape bird.
During my observation I've found the bird mostly living in forest area. It was dense with green leafs and having lack of adequate lights (hence my photos were blurry). They were foraging on the trunk of the tree to pick insects (such as ants). During my observation they were in pair. Greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) woodpecker has a very strong bill that helps them to dig hole in trunk easily.
A pair of Greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha). Although the picture is hazy due to bad light.
Photos of Greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) were taken from the following location of Bangladesh:
1. December 2014: Lawachara, MaulviBazar.
This article has written by Lonely Traveler,
for the blog http://icbird.blogspot.com/
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