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>

Species

The genus contains nine species:<ref name=ioc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

References

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