Chrysocolaptes

Chrysocolaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in South and Southeast Asia.

Chrysocolaptes
White-naped woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Tribe: Campephilini
Genus: Chrysocolaptes
Blyth, 1843
Species

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The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the Javan flameback (Chrysocolaptes strictus) by the Scottish ornithologist Edward Hargitt in 1890.[2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and kolaptēs meaning "chiseller".[3] 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.[4]

The genus contains the following eight species:[5]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Chrysocolaptes festivusWhite-naped woodpeckerIndia
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatusGreater flamebacksouthern China, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, western and central Java and northeast Borneo
Chrysocolaptes stricklandiCrimson-backed flamebackSri Lanka
Chrysocolaptes strictusJavan flamebackJava, Bali and Kangean Islands
Chrysocolaptes haematribonLuzon flamebackLuzon, Polillo, Catanduanes and Marinduque, Philippines
Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalusYellow-faced flamebackPhilippine islands of Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Masbate, and Ticao.
Chrysocolaptes lucidusBuff-spotted flamebackPhilippine islands of Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, Panaon, Mindanao, Basilan, and Samal
Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalusRed-headed flamebackPhilippine islands of Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga and Calamian

References

  1. Blyth, Edward (1843). "Mr Blyth's monthly report for the December meeting, 1842, with addenda subsequently appended". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 12 Part 2 (143): 925-1011 [1004].
  2. Hargitt, Edward (1890). Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Volume 18: Scansores. London: British Museum. p. 442.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. Shakya, S.B.; Fuchs, J.; Pons, J.M.; Sheldon, F.H. (2017). "Tapping the woodpecker tree for evolutionary insight". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 116: 182–191. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.005.
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Woodpeckers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 August 2019.


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