Flameback
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The flamebacks are large woodpeckers which are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia. Most derive their English names from their golden or crimson backs.
These species belong to the two woodpecker genera Dinopium and Chrysocolaptes, the latter name also referring to the golden back.
The species in these genera are:
- Olive-backed Woodpecker, Dinopium rafflesii
- Himalayan Flameback, Dinopium shorii
- Common Flameback, Dinopium javanense
- Black-rumped Flameback, Dinopium benghalense
- White-naped Woodpecker, Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus
The distinctive Sri Lankan forms of Black-rumped Flameback and Greater Flameback, D. b. psarodes and C. l. stricklandi, are sometimes considered to be separate species.