Small/Lesser Yellownape (Western Ghats species)
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Scientific name: Picus chlorolophus chlorigaster
Picus: An ancient Italian god of agriculture with prophetic powers. In Latin legend, he was a brave warrior, the first of Latium, and was finally turned into a woodpecker by Circe, whose love he rejected.
Generally called 'Green woodpeckers' (Picus), these birds are mainly green, often with dark scales or bars below. Sexes differ in head pattern and colour. The 'yellownapes' ('Chrysophlegma') differ from other Picus in having a crested yellow nape and rufous or maroon in the wing.
There are three geographical variants in Picus chlorolophus:
Picus c. chlorolophus - nominate species. Occurs: Himalayan foothills to SE Arunachal (roughly, north eastern strip of Indian subcontinent along the Himalayas)
Picus c. chlorigaster - Western and southern peninsular hills (including western ghats)
Picus c. wellsi - in Srilanka
Source: Birds of South Asia - The Ripley Guide; http://wordinfo.info
Place and date: Virajpet, Coorg district, 28-September-2010
Nice information. The wikipedia does not have this information (nor a photograph). Maybe you can add these ?
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