Chrysocolaptes

Chrysocolaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in South and Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

The genus was introduced by English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843. The type species was subsequently designated as the Javan flameback (Chrysocolaptes strictus) by Scottish ornithologist Edward Hargitt in 1890. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and kolaptēs meaning "chiseller". The genus belongs to the tribe Campephilini in the subfamily Picinae and is sister to the orange-backed woodpecker, the only species in the genus Reinwardtipicus.

Species

The genus contains nine species:

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
File:White-naped Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus) in Hyderabad W IMG 7547.jpg	Chrysocolaptes festivus	White-naped woodpecker	India and Sri Lanka
File:Greater Flameback Woodpecker (male).jpg	Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus	Greater flameback	Himalayas, ne India to Southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, western and central Java, and northeast Borneo
File:Greater flameback woodpecker male.jpg	Chrysocolaptes socialis	Malabar flameback	Southwest India
File:Greater Sri Lanka Flameback (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi).jpg	Chrysocolaptes stricklandi	Crimson-backed flameback	Sri Lanka
	Chrysocolaptes strictus	Javan flameback	Java, Bali, and Kangean Islands
File:Luzon-flameback.png	Chrysocolaptes haematribon	Luzon flameback	Luzon, Polillo, Catanduanes, and Marinduque, the Philippines
File:Yellow-faced Flameback Male.jpg	Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus	Yellow-faced flameback	Philippine islands of Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Masbate, and Ticao
File:Greater Goldenback - Ghatgarh, Uttarakhand, India (14979939507).jpg	Chrysocolaptes lucidus	Buff-spotted flameback	Philippine islands of Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, Panaon, Mindanao, Basilan, and Samal
File:Red-headed Flameback.jpg	Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus	Red-headed flameback	Philippine islands of Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga, and Calamian

References

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