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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The type species was subsequently designated as the Javan flameback (Chrysocolaptes strictus) by Scottish ornithologist Edward Hargitt in 1890.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and kolaptēs meaning "chiseller".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref name=shakya>Template:Cite journal</ref>

The genus contains nine species:<ref name=ioc>Template:Cite web</ref>

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