Chrysocolaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in South and Southeast Asia.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek: khrusos meaning "gold" and kolaptēs meaning "chiseller".

1/ Greater flameback (Gõ kiến vàng lớn, Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), also known as greater goldenback, large golden-backed woodpecker
Another name is buff-spotted flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus).

It has been suggested to split the greater flameback into the following species:
Greater flameback, (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) (Chrysocolaptes lucidus if taken as a group and not split)

Crimson-backed flameback, (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi) of Sri Lanka
Javan flameback (Chrysocolaptes strictus) of eastern Java, Bali, and Kangean Islands
Luzon flameback (Chrysocolaptes haematribon) of Luzon, Polillo, Catanduanes and Marinduque in the northern Philippines
Yellow-faced flameback (Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus) of Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Masbate and Ticao, Philippine Islands
Buff-spotted flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus) of Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, Panaon, Mindando, Basilan, and Samal, Philippine Islands
Red-headed flameback (Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) of Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga, and Calamian, Philippine Islands
Malabar flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) of southwestern India

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