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TheEl Lesserpito Yellownapecrestigualdo ises auna largishespecie speciesde atporte grande midiendo 27 cm inde lengthlargo. 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.
