Chrysocolaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in South and Southeast Asia.
| Chrysocolaptes | |
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| White-naped woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Campephilini |
| Genus: | Chrysocolaptes Blyth, 1843 |
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| Picus strictus[1] Horsfield, 1821
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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
editThe genus contains ten species:[6]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Chrysocolaptes validus | Orange-backed woodpecker | Malesia |
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Chrysocolaptes festivus | White-naped woodpecker | India and Sri Lanka |
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Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus | Greater flameback | Himalayas, ne India to Southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, western and central Java, and northeast Borneo |
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Chrysocolaptes socialis | Malabar flameback | Southwest India |
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Chrysocolaptes stricklandi | Crimson-backed flameback | Sri Lanka |
| Chrysocolaptes strictus | Javan flameback | Java, Bali, and Kangean Islands | |
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Chrysocolaptes haematribon | Luzon flameback | Luzon, Polillo, Catanduanes, and Marinduque, the Philippines |
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Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus | Yellow-faced flameback | Philippine islands of Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Masbate, and Ticao |
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Chrysocolaptes lucidus | Buff-spotted flameback | Philippine islands of Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, Panaon, Mindanao, Basilan, and Samal |
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Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus | Red-headed flameback | Philippine islands of Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga, and Calamian |
References
edit- ^ "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ 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].
- ^ Hargitt, Edward (1890). Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. 18: Scansores. London: British Museum. p. 442.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2017MolPE.116..182S. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.005. PMID 28890006.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela C, eds. (2024). "Woodpeckers". World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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