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 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.Species
The genus contains ten species:| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
| Chrysocolaptes festivus | White-naped woodpecker | India and Sri Lanka | |
| Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus | Greater flameback | Himalayas, ne India to Southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, western and central Java, and northeast Borneo | |
| Chrysocolaptes socialis | Malabar flameback | Southwest India | |
| Chrysocolaptes stricklandi | Crimson-backed flameback | Sri Lanka | |
| Chrysocolaptes strictus | Javan flameback | Java, Bali, and Kangean Islands | |
| Chrysocolaptes haematribon | Luzon flameback | Luzon, Polillo, Catanduanes, and Marinduque, the Philippines | |
| Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus | Yellow-faced flameback | Philippine islands of Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Masbate, and Ticao | |
| Chrysocolaptes lucidus | Buff-spotted flameback | Philippine islands of Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, Panaon, Mindanao, Basilan, and Samal | |
| Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus | Red-headed flameback | Philippine islands of Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga, and Calamian | |
| Chrysocolaptes validus | Orange-backed woodpecker | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java |