Chrysocolaptes
Chrysocolaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in South and Southeast Asia.
The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843. The type species was subsequently designated as the Javan flameback by the 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.
The genus contains the following eight species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Chrysocolaptes festivus | White-naped woodpecker | India | |
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus | Greater flameback | southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, western and central Java and northeast Borneo | |
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, 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 |