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 (Chrysocolaptes strictus) 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 IndiaChrysocolaptes 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 PhilippinesChrysocolaptes 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 SamalChrysocolaptes erythrocephalus Red-headed flameback Philippine islands of Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga, and CalamianChrysocolaptes validus Orange-backed woodpecker Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java
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