The Lesser Yellownape is an Asian woodpecker with green upperparts and a tufted yellow nape.
Its upperparts are green and its nape has a bright yellow tuft. Males have a red moustachial stripe below the white cheek stripe; females lack that stripe and the red on the forehead.
It feeds on insects, including ants, beetles, and their larvae.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
Researchers surveyed the market in Tuensang, Nagaland, once a week from May 2009 through April 2010. The bird records included 41 individuals of the Lesser Yellownape, and Appendix 1 lists a price of 50 rupees for the species.