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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Tribe: Campephilini
Genus: Chrysocolaptes
Blyth, 1843
Type species
Picus strictus[1]
Horsfield, 1821
Species

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The genus was introduced by English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the Javan flameback (Chrysocolaptes strictus) by Scottish ornithologist Edward Hargitt in 1890.[3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and kolaptēs meaning "chiseller".[4] 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.[5]

Species

The genus contains these nine species:[6]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Chrysocolaptes festivusWhite-naped woodpeckerIndia
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatusGreater flamebackHimalayas, ne India to Southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, western and central Java, and northeast Borneo
Chrysocolaptes socialisMalabar flamebackSouthwest India
Chrysocolaptes stricklandiCrimson-backed flamebackSri Lanka
Chrysocolaptes strictusJavan flamebackJava, Bali, and Kangean Islands
Chrysocolaptes haematribonLuzon flamebackLuzon, Polillo, Catanduanes, and Marinduque, the 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. "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. 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].
  3. Hargitt, Edward (1890). Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. 18: Scansores. London: British Museum. p. 442.
  4. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  5. 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. PMID 28890006.
  6. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Woodpeckers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 August 2019.


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