The flamebacks or goldenbacks are large woodpeckers which are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia. They derive their English names from their golden or crimson backs.
However, the two flameback genera Dinopium and Chrysocolaptes are not particularly close relatives. The former are close to the enigmatic Meiglyptes and possibly Hemicircus woodpeckers, and the recently reclassified rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus). Chrysocolaptes on the other hand appears to be a rather close relative of Campephilus, the genus of the famous ivory-billed woodpecker (C. principalis).Benz et al. (2006)
Tribe Malarpicini Genus Dinopium Himalayan flameback, Dinopium shorii Common flameback, Dinopium javanense Spot-throated flameback, Dinopium everetti Black-rumped flameback, Dinopium benghalense Red-backed flameback, Dinopium psarodes
Tribe Megapicini Genus Chrysocolaptes White-naped woodpecker, Chrysocolaptes festivus Greater flameback, Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus Crimson-backed flameback, Chrysocolaptes stricklandi Javan flameback, Chrysocolaptes strictus Luzon flameback, Chrysocolaptes haematribon Yellow-faced flameback, Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus Buff-spotted flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus Red-headed flameback, Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
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